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Pandal hopping without the crush: Saptami to Dashami 2026

Four days of Kolkata's Durga Puja remain after Saturday evening's crush at Chorbagan. Before you set out, here is when to go, how late the Metro runs, what to do if a crowd closes in and which numbers to keep on your phone.

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Pandal hopping without the crush: Saptami to Dashami 2026
Four days of Kolkata's Durga Puja remain after Saturday evening's crush at Chorbagan. Before you set out, here is when to go, how late the Metro runs, what to do if a crowd closes in and which numbers to keep on your phone.18 Oct 2026
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Bengali films for Puja 2026: what opens in cinemas, and what is new on Hoichoi
Four Bengali films are dated for the Puja week in cinemas. Hoichoi's one new series, dated 2 October, is already streaming. Only what the booking site or the platform itself lists, and the one we would see first.15 Oct 2026
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Sindoor khela and Bijoya Dashami 2026: the boron, the game and the evening after
Sindoor khela is on Wednesday 21 October 2026. What happens at the boron, what the sindoor is believed to do, who is allowed to play and why that is argued over, and how a Bengali Dashami ends.14 Oct 2026
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Kojagari Lakshmi Puja 2026: the date, the night and how Bengal keeps it
Kojagari Lakshmi Puja falls on the night of Sunday 25 October 2026 in Kolkata. Here is why that night, what the name means, and what a Bengali home lays out for the goddess.12 Oct 2026
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Uma Agamani at Eden Gardens: 3,000 dhakis, a drone Durga and the start of Durga Puja 2026
On Mahalaya, Saturday 10 October 2026, the state opened this year's Durga Puja at Eden Gardens with about 3,000 dhakis, conch and ululation, a Durga drawn in drones, fireworks and music by Shantanu Moitra, Shaan and Dohar. What happened, and what comes next.11 Oct 2026
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Bonedi bari pujas of North Kolkata: the old family Durga Pujas and where they came from
What a bonedi bari puja is, how Shobhabazar's began in the year of Plassey, why a Rani at Janbazar used hers against the English, and how to see the old family pujas in 2026.11 Oct 2026

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Durga Puja outside Bengal 2026: Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, and the cities with their own guides
Durga Puja 2026 outside Bengal: each city's own almanac days, the Bengali pujas in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune that have put 2026 on their own pages, and why Saptami comes a day early.8 Oct 2026
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Durga Puja in Bengaluru 2026: the pujas, the dates, and what the census says about Bengalis in the city
Durga Puja 2026 in Bengaluru: the days by drikpanchang's Bengaluru reckoning, what twelve Bengali associations have announced, the nearest Namma Metro to each, and what the 2011 census actually counts.6 Oct 2026
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Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 pandals: the themes announced so far, North, Central and South
Which Kolkata pujas have announced their 2026 themes on their own pages, which are still silent, how to reach each by metro, and a North Kolkata order for one evening.4 Oct 2026
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Dhunuchi naach: what the dance is, when it happens, and the dhak behind it
The clay incense burner and what burns in it, when in Durga Puja people dance with it, who the dance belongs to, and two dhak recordings and three dhak songs to dance to at home in 2026.3 Oct 2026
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Durga Puja 2026 outfit ideas: what to wear each day and night, for women and men
A day look and a night look for each Puja day from Shashthi to Dashami, for women and men: which handloom, which colours and why, what to wear on your feet in Kolkata's October, and what it costs.2 Oct 2026
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Durga Puja in Delhi NCR 2026: CR Park pandal by pandal, then Noida and Gurugram
Durga Puja 2026 in Delhi NCR: the dates as Delhi's own pujas keep them, what CR Park's committees have announced, the older pujas of Delhi, and Noida and Gurugram.2 Oct 2026

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Pandal hopping without the crush: Saptami to Dashami 2026

Bengali films for Puja 2026: what opens in cinemas, and what is new on Hoichoi

Sindoor khela and Bijoya Dashami 2026: the boron, the game and the evening after

Kojagari Lakshmi Puja 2026: the date, the night and how Bengal keeps it

Uma Agamani at Eden Gardens: 3,000 dhakis, a drone Durga and the start of Durga Puja 2026

Bonedi bari pujas of North Kolkata: the old family Durga Pujas and where they came from

Durga Puja outside Bengal 2026: Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, and the cities with their own guides

Durga Puja in Bengaluru 2026: the pujas, the dates, and what the census says about Bengalis in the city

Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 pandals: the themes announced so far, North, Central and South

Dhunuchi naach: what the dance is, when it happens, and the dhak behind it

Durga Puja 2026 outfit ideas: what to wear each day and night, for women and men

Durga Puja in Delhi NCR 2026: CR Park pandal by pandal, then Noida and Gurugram