Durga Puja 2026 · North Kolkata
Santosh Mitra Square (Lebutala Park)
সন্তোষ মিত্র স্কোয়ার (লেবুতলা পার্ক) · উত্তর কলকাতা
2026 theme · এবারের থিম
Sanatani Chetanay Vande Mataram
সনাতনী চেতনায় বন্দে মাতরম
150 years of Vande Mataram and the freedom struggle
Pandal structure
India-shaped pandal with a Red Fort replica, a moving-train installation of the 1947 Partition migration with lifelike figures, statues of Khudiram Bose and Matangini Hazra, and its first light-and-sound show. Built by about 180 workers over nearly three months.
- Artist: Shibshankar Das
- 91th year
- Reported in news
Sources: The Federal, KolkataKhoj, District (Zomato) guide
Queue and crowd · ভিড় কেমন
Pandal Pathik shows an estimated queue for Santosh Mitra Square (Lebutala Park) for every hour of every puja night, and live queue reports from people standing at the pandal (they expire after 30 minutes). Open the live map to see tonight's queue and plan a walking route that avoids the longest lines.
Durga Puja 2026 dates · পুজোর দিন
- Shashthi ষষ্ঠীFri 16 Oct
- Saptami সপ্তমীSat 17 & Sun 18 Oct
- Ashtami অষ্টমীMon 19 Oct
- Navami নবমীTue 20 Oct
- Bijoya Dashami বিজয়া দশমীWed 21 Oct
Bengali panjika: Saptami falls across two days this year.
Pandals near Santosh Mitra Square (Lebutala Park)
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