Vivekananda Sporting Club (Haridevpur) Durga Puja 2026
Vivekananda Sporting Club (Haridevpur) is a well-known puja in Haridevpur, part of the Haridevpur – Putiary pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata (also searched as Vivekananda Sporting Club Haridevpur). It is a theme puja: expect an art installation or themed pandal, lighting and a crowd that comes for the spectacle, with a steady crowd on Puja evenings. The committee announces its 2026 theme shortly before Puja; this page does not repeat unconfirmed themes and covers the practical side: the nearest metro station, the queue, and the walk to the next pandal.
Durga Puja 2026 runs Saturday 17 to Wednesday 21 October. This page is the Vivekananda Sporting Club entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Haridevpur – Putiary pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Netaji Metro~15 min walk
- Peak queue
- ~15 min
- Time inside
- ~12 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Haridevpur
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Vivekananda Sporting Club (Haridevpur)
Take the metro to Netaji Metro and walk about 15 minutes (1.2 km). On Puja nights the lanes around big pandals are one-way for pedestrians and police may route you a longer way in; follow the barricades. Open walking directions in Google Maps.
Queues run about 15 minutes at peak hours (6 pm to 10 pm) and are short in the afternoon. Plan about 12 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Vivekananda Sporting Club (Haridevpur)
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Ajeya Sanghati (Haridevpur)7 min · 600 m
- Vivekananda Park Athletic Club (Haridevpur)8 min · 670 m
- Putiary Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Putiary Club)10 min · 820 m
- 41 Pally Club (Haridevpur)10 min · 830 m
- Bansdroni Sammilita Sarbojanin (Saroj Sangha)31 min · 2.6 km
- Hindustan Pally (Tollygunge Place Club)39 min · 3.2 km
See the whole Haridevpur – Putiary walking route.
Vivekananda Sporting Club (Haridevpur): questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Vivekananda Sporting Club (Haridevpur)?
- Netaji Metro is the nearest metro station, about 15 minutes' walk (1.2 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Vivekananda Sporting Club (Haridevpur)?
- Queues run about 15 minutes at peak hours (6 pm to 10 pm) and are short in the afternoon.
- Which pandals are near Vivekananda Sporting Club (Haridevpur)?
- Ajeya Sanghati (Haridevpur) (7 min walk), Vivekananda Park Athletic Club (Haridevpur) (8 min walk), Putiary Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Putiary Club) (10 min walk), 41 Pally Club (Haridevpur) (10 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Vivekananda Sporting Club (Haridevpur)?
- Durga Puja 2026 runs from Shashthi, Saturday 17 October, to Dashami, Wednesday 21 October 2026. Most big Kolkata pandals open to visitors from Chaturthi (15 October) or earlier, and the crowds peak on Ashtami and Navami evenings (19 and 20 October).
- When does Vivekananda Sporting Club (Haridevpur) open to visitors in 2026?
- Most pandals of this size are open and lit from Panchami or Shashthi (16 or 17 October 2026); the committee announces the exact day. Chaturthi and Panchami evenings are the best time to see it without the queue.
- What is the Vivekananda Sporting Club (Haridevpur) Durga Puja 2026 theme?
- The committee announces the theme shortly before Puja, and this page does not repeat unconfirmed reports; check the club's own announcement. What stays true every year is the practical side: Netaji Metro is the nearest metro station, the queue runs about 15 minutes at peak, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Vivekananda Sporting Club (Haridevpur) and is entry free?
- Vivekananda Sporting Club (Haridevpur) is in Haridevpur, south Kolkata, on the Haridevpur – Putiary circuit, about 15 minutes' walk from Netaji Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.