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Chorebagan Sarbojanin

Name: Chorebagan Sarbojanin — Durga Puja 2026
Start: 2026-10-16
End: 2026-10-21
Location: Chorebagan Sarbojanin

North Kolkata Theme 2026

Area

North Kolkata

Style

Festival classic

Address

10/1, Radha Madhab Saha Lane (Sarda Park), Kolkata 700006

Artist

Biman Saha

Concept

Akal Bodhon — the untimely (akal) invocation (bodhon) of Goddess Durga by Lord Rama before his battle with Ravana, as told in the Ramayana. The theme returns to the mythological root of why Durga Puja is performed at all, framing the festival as an act of faith, courage and cultural heritage.

About Chorebagan Sarbojanin

Chorebagan Sarbojanin is a renowned Durga Puja committee in the Sarada Park neighbourhood off Muktaram Babu Street in North Kolkata (PIN 700006). Established in 1935, the club celebrated its 91st year in 2026, placing it among the senior pujas of the city's historic northern belt. Chorebagan is celebrated for its traditional, sabeki (heritage) idiom — a classic idol and pandal aesthetic rather than large conceptual themes — and it carries bonedi-style ritual prestige within the North Kolkata puja map. For 2026 the committee framed its celebrations around "Akal Bodhon", the untimely invocation of the goddess, a theme resonant with the ancient roots of the festival. The puja follows the complete ritual calendar — khuti puja, bodhon, anjali, sandhi puja and visarjan — and draws devotees and pandal-hoppers alike to its locality near the bustling Burrabazar-Muktaram Babu Street corridor. Documented in puja directories and video coverage, Chorebagan Sarbojanin endures as a beloved, tradition-bound North Kolkata institution whose appeal rests on continuity, craftsmanship, and community devotion across nine decades.

Themes & media

Recorded themes by year — 1 season

2026 theme · featured

2026 Akal Bodhon · অকাল বোধন

by Biman Saha

2026

Akal Bodhon · অকাল বোধন

by Biman Saha Akal Bodhon — the untimely (akal) invocation (bodhon) of Goddess Durga by Lord Rama before his battle with Ravana, as told in the Ramayana. The theme returns to the mythological root of why Durga Puja is performed at all, framing the festival as an act of faith, courage and cultural heritage.