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Events
Every autumn since 1938, Jeliatola has opened its Naba Durga puja to everyone. Find the dates for this year's puja, and look back at the years before.
Puja by year
Durga Puja at Jeliatola
Each year has its own page with the dates, the schedule and photos.
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This yearDurga Puja 2026
দুর্গাপূজা ২০২৬ · 16–21 October
Our 89th sarbojanin puja. Mahalaya falls on 10 October, and the goddess is with us from Maha Shashthi to Bijoya Dashami.
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Last yearDurga Puja 2025
দুর্গাপূজা ২০২৫ · 28 September – 2 October
Our 88th sarbojanin puja. See last year's dates, the schedule poster and photos.
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CelebratedDurga Puja 2024
দুর্গাপূজা ২০২৪ · 9–12 October
Our 87th sarbojanin puja. See the dates and 18 photos from 2024.
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CelebratedDurga Puja 2023
দুর্গাপূজা ২০২৩ · 20–24 October
Our 86th sarbojanin puja. See the dates and 13 photos from 2023.
Look back at 2023
Durga Puja 2026 · 89th year
The road to Shashthi
Photos from this year's puja so far, ahead of Maha Shashthi on 16 October.
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4 September 2026Khuti puja
খুঁটি পুজো · 5 photos
The season began on 4 September with the khuti puja, the worship of the bamboo pole that will hold up the pandal.
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10–13 October 2026Preparations
প্রস্তুতি · 13 photos · 1 video
A week before Shashthi, the goddesses were dressed in the workshop, the mountain backdrop went up in the pandal, and the nine goddesses were set in their places.
See the photos
What to expect
Rituals of our puja
Our puja keeps the old rites of the para, from the first khuti puja to the last beat of the dhak at bisarjan.
Khuti puja
খুঁটি পুজোWorship of the bamboo pole that will hold up the pandal. It opens the puja season in the para.
Kola bou snan
কলা বৌ স্নানOn Saptami morning the nabapatrika is bathed in the Ganga and brought back to sit beside Ganesh.
Homa & Sandhi puja
হোম ও সন্ধিপুজোThe sacred fire and the 108 lamps of the Sandhi puja, where Ashtami ends and Navami begins.
Dhunuchi aarti
ধুনুচি আরতিEarthen burners of coconut husk and dhuno, swung to the rhythm of the dhak in the evening aarti.
Kumari puja
কুমারী পুজোA young girl is worshipped as the living form of the goddess, a tradition kept in our pandal.
Bijoya & bisarjan
বিজয়া ও বিসর্জনSindoor khela, sweets and embraces, then the procession with dhakis to bid Ma farewell till next year.
Getting here
Plan your visit
Our pandal stands in the lanes of Jeliatola, a short walk from Girish Park in the heart of North Kolkata.
Jeliatola Naba Durga Puja
- Address15, Sudhir Chatterjee Street, Jeliatola, Kolkata 700006
- Nearest metroGirish Park (Blue Line), a few minutes' walk
- Durga Puja 2026Maha Shashthi to Bijoya Dashami · 16–21 October