Pallishree

Pallishree Durga Puja

The Pallishree Durga Puja is a community celebration in Kolkata whose public documentation is limited. It does not appear in the major indexed puja directories with a confirmed address, founding year or organising committee under this exact spelling, and no dedicated news coverage was found during research.

The name “Pallishree” (sometimes written Pallyshree) is used by several Kolkata clubs — “palli” meaning neighbourhood — and the city does have a documented Pallyshree puja in the Ultadanga area of North Kolkata. Whether the present “Pallishree” entry refers to that club or to a separate neighbourhood committee cannot be verified from public sources, so this description remains general.

What is certain is that Pallishree belongs to Kolkata’s immense grassroots Durga Puja network. Every year, thousands of para clubs across the city build pandals and install clay images of the goddess, sustaining a tradition recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage. Clubs of this kind are the quiet backbone of the festival, valued for neighbourhood fellowship as much as for spectacle.

• Public records: limited; exact location and year unverified.
• Type: community / para Durga Puja in Kolkata.
• Note: a separate “Pallyshree” puja is documented in Ultadanga, North Kolkata.

Readers with local knowledge of the Pallishree committee are encouraged to consult the organisers directly for verified historical information.