Best Durga Puja Pandals in Kolkata 2020 | Best Pandals in Kolkata for Durga Puja
Durga Puja is the biggest festival for all Bengalis. But, the way, Kolkata celebrates the festival, makes it all the more big. It is actually magnificent and you simply cannot miss this opportunity; at least not in 2020.
We are talking about the pandal hopping. There are more than 300 Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata itself. Some are small and some are really renowned and big. To cover all those renowned pandals, you need a proper road map of Kolkata. Here is guidance for you, that will work the best in 2020 Durga Puja.
It is true that you cannot cover the whole Kolkata in one day or one night. So, it will be better if you divide Kolkata into different zones and then start pandal hopping. You can start from Shashti, then Saptami, Asthami, Nabomi and you can finish off the whole Kolkata by Dashomi.
Durga Puja Pandals in South Kolkata
Let’s start from extreme South covering South Suburban and South West- Behala:
If you are moving from Taratala towards Behala by Diamond Harbour Road on the right towards Parnashree, you will find-
- Aikya Sammelan
- Behala Club
- Agradut Club
- Pannashree Palli
- Naskarpur Sarbojonin
- Netaji Sangha
- Evergreen Club
- Debdaru Fatak
Then, come back to Diamond Harbour Road and take the left turn, take the Roy Bahadur Road and cover-
- Mitra Sangha
- Nandana Yuba Sangha
- Sahapur
- Mitali Sangha
Start moving through James Long Road and cover-
- Behala Shree Sangha
- Behala Natun Dal
- Pragati Sangha
Again on the right side of Diamond Harbour Road, cover-
Bandhudal
Arcadia
Move forward through Diamond Harbour Road to reach Behala Chowrasta and take right turn to cover Barisha West-
Barisha Yuva Brinda
Natunpara Sarbojonin
Bakultala Sarbojonin
Barisha Sarbojonin
Come back to Behala Chowrasta and take left turn to cover-
Player’s Corner
Jagarani
Janakalyan
Barisha Netaji Sangha
Take the James Long Sarani and move forward towards South and cover-
Barisha Club
Uttar Barisha
Barisha Tarun Sangha
Sitalatala Kishore Sangha
Barisha Dakshin
Amar Deep Sangha
Sodepur Pragati Sangha
Come back to Diamond Harbour Road and move right side of the road and cover-
Bhola Maheshwartala Sarbojanin
Pashim Barisha Housing Complex
Udayan Pally
Move forward and on the left side cover-
Tapoban
Milan Sangha
Bratachari Gram Sarbojonin
Diamond Park Sarbojonin
From there take the James Long Sarani and then take Mahatma Gandhi Road to cover-
Vivekananda Sporting
Ajeyo Sanghati
Vivekananda Park
Take Putiary Banerjee Road to cover-
Pally Unnayan Samity
41 Pally
Putiary Club
97 Pally Bharat mata
Now you have already reach Tollygunge area, you can cover the rest portion next day, or move towards NSC Bose Road to cover-
Sebak Sangha Ajadgarh
Moore Avenue Puja Committee
Bansdhroni Sarat Sangha
Naktala Sammilani
Unnayan Sangha
Gharana
Once, you reach Garia and move towards Garia Station, you can cover-
Naba Durga
From there if you take the Boral Main Road, you can cover-
Pancha Durga
Now take the Raja Subodh Mullick Road and move towards North, to cover-
Yatra Suru Sangha
Kalyan Sangha
Padmashree
Bharati Milan Sangha
Regent Park Housing
Bharat Mata
By the time you have reached Jadavpur. Cross the Sukanta Setu and move towards Santoshpur and cover-
Santoshpur Trikone Park
Avenue Pally Mangal
Lake Pally
Pally Mangal
Reach E M Bypass, cross the road and cover-
Mukundapur Sarbojanin
Move forward towards move through E M Bypass and take the Purbachal main Road to cover-
Purbachal Sarbojanin
Ramlal Bazar Sarbojanin
Madhya Garfa Sarbojanin
Aikatan
Selimpur Jagaran
Abasorika
Babu Bagan
You are now at Jadavpur Thana stop. From here you can take several directions to cover a chain of Durga puja pandals. You need to decide which one you want to cover.
Either, you can take the S. Ghosh Garden Road to cover-
Saraswati Sammilani
Then take B B Chatterjee Road and reach the E M Bypass Connector to cover-
R K Chatterjee Sarbojanin
Deshbandhu Boy’s
Tal Bagan
Bose Pukur
Sitala Mandir
Rajdanga Naboday Sangha
Take E M Bypass again and move towards North to cover-
VIP Nagar
Milan Tirtha
Sunil Nagar
Move towards Topsis Road to cover-
C N Roy Road Sarbojanin
Or, from Jadavpur Thana, you can cover the rest South Kolkata. You can take the P A Shah Road to cover-
Jodhpur Park
95 Pally
Pally Mangal
Sanghati Puja Samiti
Lake Garden’s People’s Assn
Golf Green Sarodotsab
From there, you can take the Southern Avenue and then Lake Road to cover-
Samajsebi
Ballygunge Cultural
Now you have reached Rashbehari Avenue. Here you can cover-
Dakshin Kalikata Sarbojonin
Deshopriyo Park
From here, move towards Gariahat to cover-
Singhi Park Sarbojanin
Ekdalia Evergreen
Phalguni Sandha
From here, you can take the Bondal Road to cover-
Durga Bari
21 Pally
From here, you can either move towards North to cover-
Park Circus
Adi Sammilita 57/58 Palli Sarbojanin Durgotsab
From Gariahat Road, you can move Hazra Road and cover-
Tridhara Sammilani
Maddox Square
Padmapukur Barwari
By now you are on Sarat Bose Road. You have already covered left side of the road. Now explore the right side of Sarat Bose Road and start moving towards South. Here you can cover-
Chakraberia Sarbojanin
Padmapukur Youth Assn.
22 Pally
Bhowanipur Durgatsav
Abasar
Bakul Bagan Sarbojanin
Take the Hazra Road and move towards West to cover-
23 Palli
Harish Park Byayam
GokhaleSporting
Forward Club
Kalighat Milan Sangha
66 Palli
Ashar Sangha
By now, you are on Rashbihari Aveneue. Move left to cover-
Matri Mandir
Now move towards South more to cover-
Adi Lake Palli
Sebak Sangha
Shib Mandir
Mudiali Club
Trikon Park
Sarodiya Sammilani KMC Park
Nabapalli Sangha
You have reached the Tollygunge Circular Road. Here you can cover-
Suruchi Sangha
You are at New Alipore, now. If you cross the Durgapur Bridge, you can cover-
Chetla Agrani
From New Alipore, if you move towards west, you can enter Behala through Taratala.
Durga Puja Pandals in Port Area of Kolkata
If you move towards north from Taratala through Diamond Harbour Road, you will reach Khiddherpore. There, you can cover-
Khidderpore Sarbojanin
25 Palli
74 Palli
75 Palli
From there, you need to take Karl Marx Sarani and then Kabitirtha Sarani to reach garden Reach Road. There, you can cover-
Udayan
Khidderpore Palli Saradiya
Nabarag
Kabitirtha Saradotsav
Milan Sangha
26 Palli
Now it’s turn to move towards North Kolkata. It will be better if you choose another day to cover Central and North Kolkata.
Durga Puja Pandals in Central Kolkata
You should start from Esplanade area, if you are covering the Central Kolkata.
The last pandal that you visited through Harish Mukherjee Road – Gokhale Sporting; from there, you are very close to AJC Bose Road. From there, you can start cover-
Taltala Sarbojanin Lord Para
Taltala Children’s Park (14 Palli)
Linton Street Children Youth Forum
From AJC Bose Road, take C.I.T Road and Palmar Bazar Road to reach Beleghata main Road. In this route, you can cover-
Sharir Sangathan Samiti
Purbo Kalikata
Take Beleghata main road and move towards west to cover-
Santosh Mitra Square
Subodh Mullick Square
Take N. Chandra Street to reach College Street. Here you can cover-
Muhammad Ali Park
College Square
Move towards North to Bidhan Sarani and cover-
Simla Bayam Samiti
Chalta Bagan
37 Palli
From here, move towards Sealdah to cover-
Ram Mohan Sammilani
Sealdah Athletic Club
Durga Puja Pandals in North Kolkata
After this, you are actually entering the North Kolkata. Cross Phool Bagan and reach Maniktala Main Road to cover the east side of North Kolkata-
Mitali Kankurgachi
Brindaban Matri Mandir
Garpar Matri Mandir
If you take the Raja Dinendra Street and move towards north, you will reach the Ultadanga Main Road. Here you will cover-
Gouribari Sarbojanin
Pallyshree Sarbojanin
Telenga Bagan
Pally Bashi Brindo
Take Raja Dinendra Street again and cover-
Shyam Bazar Nabin Sangha
Now you have reached Belgachia. Here you can cover-
Belgachia Sadharan
Belgachia Olaichandi
Friend’s Union
Cross Belgachia and proceed towards Dumdum Road. Here the most famous pandal near Sinthe More is-
Sinthee Sarbojanin
You have already reached the extreme north of Kolkata. Take a U-turn and move towards south. Take Bidhan Sarani and cover-
Shyam Square
Bagbazar Sarbojanin
Bagbazar Pally Puja
Sadharan Durgotsab
From there, take Madan Mohan Tala Street and then Rabindra Sarani to cover-
Kumartuli Park
Ahirtola
20 Pally
From there, take the Strand Road and Kali Krishna Tagore Road to cover-
Nimtala Sarbojanin
Rabindra Kanan
Hari Ghosh Street
Apart from these, there are a few more Durga puja pandals in North Kolkata, in Salt Lake are:
Sribhumi Sporting
Lake Town Adibashi Brinda
Lake Town Netaji Sporting
This is not the end of the list. But, you cannot miss any of these Durga puja pandals in Kolkata in 2020. Maybe you will cover many more Durga puja pandals in this route that will truly amaze you with its creativity and beauty. Do not forget to frame them with your camera!
If you find any difficulty to locate any of these pandals, you can refer to the map shared by Kolkata Traffic Police.
In case, we have missed any renowned Durga puja pandals in Kolkata 2020, please suggest them in the comment section.
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