শারদীয়া ২০২৬17 to 21 October
চলো, পাড়ার
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Every para has a Pujo worth the walk.
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Pujo 2026, day by day
Mahalaya opens the season on 10 October. The goddess arrives on Shashthi and leaves on Dashami. Dates follow the West Bengal calendar.
মহালয়া
Mahalaya
Sat 10 Oct
Chandi Path on the radio before dawn, tarpan for ancestors, and the goddess is called down.
ষষ্ঠী
Maha Shashthi
Sat 17 Oct
Bodhon: the goddess is awakened and her face is unveiled. Pandals open.
সপ্তমী
Maha Saptami
Sun 18 Oct
Nabapatrika snan at dawn, then the idol is consecrated. Pandal-hopping begins in earnest.
অষ্টমী
Maha Ashtami
Mon 19 Oct
Pushpanjali, Kumari Puja, and Sandhi Puja between 10:27 and 11:15 AM.
নবমী
Maha Navami
Tue 20 Oct
Maha aarti, bhog and the last full night of crowds and dhunuchi naach.
দশমী
Bijoya Dashami
Wed 21 Oct
Sindoor khela, then bisarjan at the ghats. Shubho Bijoya.
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- 1
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- 2
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- 3
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