Durga Pujas in the districts of West Bengal, 2026
Outside Kolkata, the pujas the local press is writing about this year include Kalyani's ITI More (a Myanmar Buddhist temple), Bardhaman's Subhash Athletic Club (a mock Vande Bharat ride into a snowy Kashmir) and Siliguri's Central Colony (an idol with about 100 kg of gold). The old family pujas of Bishnupur, Krishnanagar, Andul and Bawali keep their own customs. Most of these themes come from local press reports, marked as such below.
Famous pujas in Kolkata · Kolkata's old family pujas
Nadia: Kalyani and Krishnanagar
Kalyani ITI More: the pandal is modelled on a Buddhist temple of Myanmar. This year the ITI More traders' committee runs it on its own, after Luminous Club withdrew.
Press reportEi Samay
ITI More's replica pandals (Twin Towers, Wat Arun) made Kalyani a Puja destination: for some years Kalyani-bound trains were more crowded than Kolkata-bound ones in Puja week.
Press reportEi Samay
Kalyani Rathtala Sarbojanin, known for big temple replicas (a 170 ft Chandrodaya temple in 2023): its 2026 theme was not found in a source we could read.
Not announced
Krishnanagar Rajbari: the first puja since Raja Soumish Chandra Roy died in March is smaller this year, with no sindur khela on Dashami. The puja stays open to visitors.
Press reportSangbad Pratidin
Hooghly: Chinsurah and Serampore
Howrah
B-Garden IHE Welfare, in the old workers' housing estate by the Botanical Garden: Uttam Kumar, in his birth-centenary year.
Press reportSangbad Pratidin
Uluberia Nona Athletic Club, a puja run by women: 'Matri Kahon', the Devi's mother forms in hand-painted panels, with a traditional idol.
Press reportEi Samay
Andul Rajbari: a family puja the family dates to 1770, more than 250 years old.
Press reportThe Wall (2022)
North and South 24 Parganas
Agarpara Tarapukur Milan Sangha, in its 87th year: Vishnu's ten avatars.
Press reportEi Samay
Bawali Rajbari, Budge Budge: a family puja more than 300 years old in a large thakurdalan; the rajbari is now a resort where guests can join the puja.
Press reportSangbad Pratidin
Bardhaman, Durgapur and Asansol
Bardhaman, Subhash Athletic Club (Arabinda Palli), 76th year: visitors ride a mock Vande Bharat train between two mock platforms into a snow-covered Kashmir.
Press reportEi Samay
Durgapur, Club Santos Sarbojanin, 56th year: the freedom struggle told in mime and shadow art inside an old-rajbari-style pandal.
Press reportEi Samay
Dhenua village, Asansol, holds the whole puja, Shashthi to Dashami, in a single day on Mahalaya. This year that was 10 October, so it is over.
Press reportETV Bharat
Bankura and North Bengal
Bishnupur, Mrinmoyee puja of the Malla kings: by tradition the temple goes back to 997 CE, and each stage of the puja is announced by cannon fire. This year's rites began on 5 October.
Press reportEi Samay
Siliguri, Central Colony Durga Puja Committee, 64th year: the idol wears about 100 kg of gold ornaments, under tight security.
Press reportThe Statesman
Late-night trains, 17 to 21 October
Eastern Railway runs late-night Puja specials from 17 to 21 October that link the Howrah and Sealdah networks, among them a Bandel-Naihati train at 12.45 am (back at 1.15 am) and a Bardhaman-Howrah EMU.
Press reportMillennium Post
Questions people ask
Which Durga Pujas outside Kolkata are worth seeing in 2026?
Outside Kolkata, the pujas the local press is writing about this year include Kalyani's ITI More (a Myanmar Buddhist temple), Bardhaman's Subhash Athletic Club (a mock Vande Bharat ride into a snowy Kashmir) and Siliguri's Central Colony (an idol with about 100 kg of gold). The old family pujas of Bishnupur, Krishnanagar, Andul and Bawali keep their own customs. Most of these themes come from local press reports, marked as such below.
What is the theme of Kalyani ITI More in 2026?
A pandal modelled on a Buddhist temple of Myanmar, run this year by the ITI More traders' committee after Luminous Club withdrew.
Is there sindur khela at Krishnanagar Rajbari in 2026?
No. It is the family's first puja since Raja Soumish Chandra Roy died in March, and there will be no sindur khela this year; the puja stays open to visitors.
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