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South Kolkata Pandal Hopping 2026

The big-theme circuit. Suruchi Sangha and Chetla Agrani sit close together near the south-west, Ekdalia Evergreen anchors Gariahat, and Deshapriya Park is the classic closing stop. Expect the longest queues of the festival — plan one famous pandal per evening around the neighbourhood crowds.

Metro & getting around

South Kolkata is served by the metro's north–south line along the eastern corridor (Gariahat side); check live metro updates for the evening rush. Extended night services run through the pujas. The pandals in each stop below are grouped by the locality in their verified addresses — not by travel time, which varies with crowd levels on the night. Use the Kolkata Metro guide and check live crowd levels on any pandal page before heading over.

Stop — Kalighat (19 pandals)

Stop — Bhawanipore (12 pandals)

Stop — Dhakuria (12 pandals)

Stop — Bhowanipore (11 pandals)

Stop — Haridevpur (8 pandals)

Stop — Naktala (7 pandals)

Stop — Garia (7 pandals)

Stop — Gariahat (7 pandals)

Stop — Hazra (6 pandals)

Stop — Kasba (6 pandals)

Stop — Garfa (6 pandals)

Stop — Lake Gardens (6 pandals)

Stop — Padmapukur (5 pandals)

Stop — Ballygunge (5 pandals)

Stop — Paschim Putiary (5 pandals)

Stop — Rasbehari Avenue (5 pandals)

Stop — Jadavpur (5 pandals)

Stop — Rajpur Sonarpur (5 pandals)

Stop — Baghajatin (4 pandals)

Stop — Patuli (4 pandals)

Stop — Santoshpur (4 pandals)

Stop — Chetla (3 pandals)

Stop — Alipore (2 pandals)

Stop — Tiljala (2 pandals)

Stop — Golf Green (2 pandals)

Stop — Kalikapur (2 pandals)

Stop — Golpark (2 pandals)

Stop — New Alipur (2 pandals)

Stop — Park Circus (2 pandals)

Stop — Purbachal (2 pandals)

Stop — Ajoynagar (1 pandals)

Stop — Tollygunge (1 pandals)

Stop — New Garia (1 pandals)

Stop — Narendrapur (1 pandals)

Stop — Haltu (1 pandals)

Stop — Haltu Nandibagan (1 pandals)

Stop — Anandapur (1 pandals)

Stop — Mukundapur (1 pandals)

Stop — Regent Estate (1 pandals)

Stop — New Alipore (1 pandals)

Stop — Picnic Garden (1 pandals)

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South Kolkata pandal hopping — Frequently asked questions

How long does the South Kolkata route take?

Most visitors spend one full evening (roughly 06:00–11:00 PM) on one belt. The stops above list 179 real pandals — pick the neighbourhoods you like best rather than trying to visit all of them in one night.

Which South Kolkata pandals have the longest queues?

The named pandals — the ones every visitor knows — draw the longest queues, especially after 08:00 PM and on Ashtami (Monday 19 October 2026). Every pandal page shows a live crowd level from community reports.

Should I start the South Kolkata route in the morning or evening?

Mornings (Pushpanjali, roughly 07:00–10:00 AM) are quiet and calm; evenings show the pandals at their lit best but with bigger crowds. For a first-timer, one evening on this belt plus one morning visit to a favourite pandal is the classic plan.

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