Durga Puja 2026 dates, day by day
Dates by the West Bengal Government holiday list, Belur Math's programme and drikpanchang Kolkata, which agree. Times are IST.
Thursday, 15 October
Panchami
The eve of Shashthi. Panchami tithi lasts until 3.25 am on Friday.
- Metro on 15 and 16 Oct: Blue Line 6 am to 11 pm (last through trains 10.48 and 10.50 pm), Green Line 6 am to 11 pm, Yellow Line 7.18 am to 9.20 pm, Purple Line 6.40 am to 9.26 pm, Orange Line 7.40 am to 8.45 pm. Metro Railway Kolkata
Friday, 16 October and Saturday, 17 October
Shashthi
Bodhon, the awakening of the goddess. Shashthi runs from 3.25 am on Friday 16 to 5.54 am on Saturday 17; Belur Math keeps Bodhon on Friday evening.
- Metro on 15 and 16 Oct: Blue Line 6 am to 11 pm (last through trains 10.48 and 10.50 pm), Green Line 6 am to 11 pm, Yellow Line 7.18 am to 9.20 pm, Purple Line 6.40 am to 9.26 pm, Orange Line 7.40 am to 8.45 pm. Metro Railway Kolkata
- Metro 17 to 20 Oct: no trains on any line before 1 pm. Blue Line 1 pm to 4 am through the night (last through trains 3.46 and 3.48 am), Green Line 1.30 pm to 3.59 am, Yellow Line 3 pm to 10.53 pm, Purple Line 3 pm to 10.55 pm. No Orange Line. Metro Railway Kolkata
- Puja Parikrama, 17 to 21 Oct: WBTC's special pandal-hopping buses (including AC), trams and ferries. Routes and booking on WBTC's site. wbtconline.in
Sunday, 18 October
Saptami
Nabapatrika is brought into the mandap in the morning (sunrise 5.34 am).
- Metro 17 to 20 Oct: no trains on any line before 1 pm. Blue Line 1 pm to 4 am through the night (last through trains 3.46 and 3.48 am), Green Line 1.30 pm to 3.59 am, Yellow Line 3 pm to 10.53 pm, Purple Line 3 pm to 10.55 pm. No Orange Line. Metro Railway Kolkata
- Puja Parikrama, 17 to 21 Oct: WBTC's special pandal-hopping buses (including AC), trams and ferries. Routes and booking on WBTC's site. wbtconline.in
Monday, 19 October
Ashtami
Pushpanjali in the morning; Sandhi Puja 10.27 to 11.15 am (drikpanchang Kolkata).
- Metro 17 to 20 Oct: no trains on any line before 1 pm. Blue Line 1 pm to 4 am through the night (last through trains 3.46 and 3.48 am), Green Line 1.30 pm to 3.59 am, Yellow Line 3 pm to 10.53 pm, Purple Line 3 pm to 10.55 pm. No Orange Line. Metro Railway Kolkata
- Puja Parikrama, 17 to 21 Oct: WBTC's special pandal-hopping buses (including AC), trams and ferries. Routes and booking on WBTC's site. wbtconline.in
Wednesday, 21 October
Bijoya Dashami
Sindoor khela, then the immersions begin.
- Metro on Dashami, 21 Oct: Blue Line 1 pm to 10.30 pm (last through trains 10.20 pm), Green Line 1.30 pm to 10.30 pm, Yellow Line 3 pm to 9.38 pm, Purple Line 3 pm to 10.55 pm. No Orange Line. Metro Railway Kolkata
- Puja Parikrama, 17 to 21 Oct: WBTC's special pandal-hopping buses (including AC), trams and ferries. Routes and booking on WBTC's site. wbtconline.in
Sunday, 25 October
Kojagari Lakshmi Puja
On the full moon four days after Dashami; the night puja is 10.56 to 11.46 pm.
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Sources
Durga Puja in Kolkata · UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, 2021
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