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Every year, the city of joy outdoes itself during Durga Puja. Pujo in Kolkata means the city turns into a living gallery of art, heritage, and imagination. From traditional rituals in North Kolkata pandals and Bonedi Baris to artistic wonders in South Kolkata pandals and Baro Bari Pujos or Sarbojonins. Crowd of lakhs throng the streets of the city to witness the wonder that is Durga Puja in Kolkata.
In 2025, the pandals are more inventive than ever—ranging from eco-friendly experiments to temple replicas, cinematic homages, and celebrations of folk traditions. Here’s your guide to the 25 pandals you simply can’t miss this year.
Tala Pratoy: The Seed Courtyard
Tala Pratoy draws inspiration from nature with The Seed Courtyard, reminding visitors of how life begins with something as small as a seed. Through intricate installations of sprouting forms, green motifs, and agricultural references, the pandal highlights the importance of sustainability and nurturance in a world threatened by ecological collapse. The pandal completes its 100 years this year and has also released a theme song written and composed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Hatibagan Sarbojonin: Ganga Ghat
Hatibagan Sarbojonin is recreating the city’s lifeline with Ganga Ghat. From temple bells to boat structures and riverbank lamps, the pandal evokes the spiritual heart of Kolkata by the banks of Hooghly. It’s designed to feel like a sacred ghat where devotees gather, connecting faith, water, and community in one immersive experience, from references of Dakshineswar to fishing activity.
Trikone Park: Raja Ravi Verma
Trikone Park honours legendary painter Raja Ravi Verma, celebrated for blending Indian traditions with European realism. The pandal transforms into an art gallery, with giant murals, recreations of his mythological paintings into sculptures and idols, and divine storytelling. It’s a chance to step into Ravi Verma’s world and see goddess Durga through an artist’s lens.
Dum Dum Park Bharat Chakra: The Aura
This year, Dum Dum Park Bharat Chakra explores the unseen with Aura. Through light play, reflections, and colour gradients, the pandal seeks to capture the mystical energy that surrounds the goddess. Visitors can expect a glowing, otherworldly ambience that shifts with perspective, embodying the spiritual resonance of Durga’s presence.
Samaj Sebi Sangha: Pather Panchali
Samaj Sebi Sangha takes a creative leap with Pather Panchali, a playful spin on Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali. The theme reinterprets rural Bengal with wild, animalistic twists– motifs from the iconic film from clothes to atmosphere, earthy textures, and cinematic cues. It bridges nostalgia and innovation, reminding visitors of resilience and storytelling traditions in Bengal’s cultural memory.
Sreepalli Welfare Association: Nobikoron
Sreepalli Welfare Association turns to the idea of rebirth with Nobikoron (Renewal). The pandal highlights regeneration—whether ecological, spiritual, or social—through motifs of cycles, nature, and growth. Designed entirely by newspapers, to incite the idea of recycling as a process of rebirth to inspire hope, it draws attention to how every end carries the promise of new beginnings, echoing Durga’s annual return.
Sreebhumi Sporting Club: Akshardham Temple, USA
Known for their grand temple replicas, Sreebhumi Sporting Club brings the Akshardham Temple, USA to Kolkata this year. Expect towering spires, intricate carvings, and a near-life-size recreation of one of the world’s largest Hindu temples. It’s an architectural marvel that transports visitors straight into a global pilgrimage site.
Ekdalia Evergreen: Arunachaleswaram Temple
Ekdalia Evergreen recreates the sacred Arunachaleswaram Temple of Tamil Nadu. With stunning gopurams, temple chariots, and traditional motifs, the pandal channels the magnificence of Dravidian architecture. Visitors can expect to step into a divine South Indian ambience while still rooted in Kolkata’s festive chaos.
Kendua Shanti Sangha: Floating Durga
At Kendua Shanti Sangha, Durga appears to float in air in this year’s theme, Floating Durga. Ingenious structural design and reflective illusions create the sense of divinity suspended above the surface. It’s a perfect blend of artistry and faith, leaving visitors enchanted by the goddess’s celestial presence. If you are a fan of science fiction, magic and more, this pandal is the perfect fit for you.
Beliaghata 33 Pally: Tin Tin Sharto Tin
Beliaghata 33 Pally is offering Tin Tin Sharto Tin, a reality check on what has been taught to us since childhood; the three essentials of human life: roti, kapda, makaan. The pandal celebrates the timeless tales of hope about the three important things, thus the name, with colourful sets, 3D installations, an unique idol, and whimsical set-ups. It’s a nostalgic and playful stop for families, merging a haunting reality with the festive spirit of Kolkata Pujo.
Tala Barowari: Madhubani Art
Tala Barowari embraces traditional Indian art with Madhubani. Known for its intricate designs and bold colours, Madhubani painting is used across the pandal’s walls, ceilings, and décor. The result is a vibrant folk canvas that feels both deeply rooted in heritage and visually arresting for contemporary audiences.
Dakshindhari Youth Club: Dohon
Dakshindhari Youth Club presents Dohon (Burning), a striking theme symbolising destruction and renewal. Through a heartfelt motifs, charred textures, and dramatic lighting, the pandal reflects on cycles of loss and rebirth. The pandal will invoke the theme of women empowerment, questioning its realities and also show you live plays for it. It's an intense, thought-provoking take on Durga as both destroyer of evil and restorer of balance.
Behala Natun Dal: Shibani Dham
Behala Natun Dal is transporting visitors into Shibani Dham. Rooted in devotion, the pandal replicates temple architecture and sacred aesthetics to create a serene spiritual ambience. It’s a space where faith takes centre stage, reminding visitors of the deep religious significance of Durga Puja.
Lalabagan Nabankur: Made with 3 Lakh Plastic Bottles
This year, Lalabagan Nabankur highlights recycling by building an entire pandal with three lakh plastic bottles. The dazzling structure doubles as an environmental message, transforming waste into beauty. Beyond its visual spectacle, the theme urges people to rethink plastic use and embrace sustainable practices.
Arjunpur Amra Sobai: Mukha Mukhi
Arjunpur Amra Sobai explores identity with Mukha Mukhi (Face to Face). Masks, faces, and mirrors will dominate the décor, urging visitors to confront the many roles humans play. It’s both a visual treat and a reflection on society’s layered identities, from hidden truths to celebrated personas.
Chaltabagan Sarbojonin: Ami Bangalay Bolchi
Chaltabagan Sarbojonin celebrates language with Ami Bangalay Bolchi (I Speak in Bangla). From poetry installations to script-based artwork, the pandal immerses visitors in Bengali heritage. It’s a cultural ode to language as identity, highlighting how Bangla shapes stories, voices, and collective pride.
Barisha Club: Suno Prithibi
Barisha Club makes an urgent ecological appeal with Suno Prithibi (Listen, Earth). Using immersive art and impactful installations, the pandal asks visitors to listen to the earth’s cries against exploitation. It’s designed to reflect on childhood reflection, circus comedy and the darkness underneath the earth's cries.
Swapnar Bagan Yuvak Sangha: Drishtikon
With Drishtikon (Perspective), Swapnar Bagan Yuvak Sangha challenges visitors to see differently. Through creative use of angles and visuals, the pandal changes its meanings depending on where you stand. The theme reminds people that perception shapes truth, offering both aesthetic delight and philosophical depth.
Kashi Bose Lane: Pak Dondi
Kashi Bose Lane taps into childhood nostalgia with Pak Dondi (a winding path), inspired by paper boats floating in monsoon puddles. The pandal recreates this simple joy through playful installations, live action plays, and village references. It’s a gentle reminder of innocence, joy, and carefree times long before modern distractions.
Tridhara Sammilani: Chalo Phiri
Tridhara Sammilani’s Chalo Phiri (Let’s Return) is rooted in nostalgia. The pandal celebrates homecomings, traditions, and journeys back to roots, whether literal or emotional. A black stone-style Kali sculpture rises at this iconic pandal at South Kolkata. With rustic settings and cultural references, it’s designed to resonate deeply with those seeking connections to heritage and belonging.
41 Pally: Sopan
Haridevpur 41 Pally explores spiritual ascent with Sopan. The pandal is designed as a symbolic time travel machine, guiding visitors upwards—from the material world to the divine. With references to clock, humongous clock structures and metallic robots and more, it is sure to question and make you relfect. Each step represents progress and reflection, creating a layered experience of devotion, growth, and transcendence.
Hindustan Park Sarbojonin: Lokoj
Hindustan Park Sarbojonin turns to folk culture with Lokoj (Folk). Celebrating rural traditions, indigenous art, and tribal motifs, the pandal offers a vibrant, earthy aesthetic. It’s both a preservation of endangered practices and a reminder of the cultural roots that still thrive within Bengal’s communities.
Rajdanga Naba Uday: Prosno
A pandal that is sure to make you question everything is this with its theme of Prosno (question). With eccentric elements, sculpture, hanging rocks and more, Rajdanga Naba Uday has made a stunning structure that questions the idea of limitations of realities and chains of imaginations, literally and physically.
Shibamandir: Bishohori
With colourful motifs, Maa Manasa references and the depiction of the story behind the mythological tale of the goddess, Shibmandir's this year theme gives tribute to the goddess who rules Bengali folklore and myths with her serpetine powers and stories.
Gouriberia Sarbojonin
We have all seen murtis made from mud and clay but have you ever seen an idol and pandal made from bricks, witness exactly that at this year's Gouriberia Sarbojonin. Made entirely out of red bricks, the idol will make you wonder the many hours that it took to sculpt it.
From floating goddesses and comic-book tributes to folk traditions and eco-friendly experiments, Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata in 2025 are as diverse as the city itself. Whether you’re pandal-hopping for art, spirituality, or nostalgia, each stop tells a story.