About this puja Famous for giant replica sets (Burj Khalifa, temples, war tributes) and the biggest lighting budget in the city
This year's theme “Sanatani Chetanay Vande Mataram”
Marks 150 years of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s “Vande Mataram”. The pandal is shaped like a map of India, with a Red Fort replica, a 1947 Partition train and a light-and-sound show.
Artist: Shibshankar Das
Reported by Kolkata Khoj , The Federal , District , Indiahood · All 2026 themes →
Where it is Natabar Dutta Row, Lebutala, Kolkata 700014
This puja is placed at the centre of Bowbazar / Sealdah, not at its own surveyed spot. The distances below are to the para, not to the gate.
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Police station Muchipara Police Station 150 m Hospital Lady Dufferin Victoria Hospital, Kolkata Has emergency 300 m Clinic / nursing home The Sherwood Nursing Home 550 m Chemist Das Pharmacy 1.1 km Toilet Public toilet 200 m ATM Bank of India ATM 200 m Drinking water Drinking water 750 m Permanent places, from OpenStreetMap. Pujo-only police booths, first-aid posts and bio-toilets are on the Kolkata Police guide map.
All helplines and essentials Bowbazar 450 m · 6 min walk
12C/2 13 34B 46 47/1 78/1 217A 234/1 +9 more
BNR Hospital 550 m · 7 min walk
1 12 12C 227
Nrs Hospital 550 m · 7 min walk
S-12
Sealdah 650 m · 8 min walk
3C/1 3D 12 12/1 12C/2 13 14A 21 +108 more
These are the routes as they normally run. During Puja the roads around the big pandals close and many services are diverted.
Sen Sweets Sweet shop 550 m Kalika Street food · fried_food 700 m Wow! Momo Street food · momo 700 m IRCTC RESTAURANT CUM FOOD PLAZA (SEALDAH) Restaurant 700 m Jan Aahar sealdah station Street food 700 m Evershine Caterers Street food 750 m From OpenStreetMap. The smallest stalls are often not on it.
