Durga Puja 2026: Interesting themes and ideas for this year's 59 most popular pujas in Kolkata
The weather of Durga Puja has started, and after a few days, Mahalaya. Bengali families have started buying clothes. The moments of erecting pandals are being felt in different mandaps across West Bengal.
About 120 years ago, Durga Puja was limited to the zamindar's house. By 1910, the puja had gradually moved from the building of the zamindar's house to the Barwari Puja. By the 1960s, cultural diversity began to come into Durga Puja. Gradually, the theme of worship begins. Here is a discussion on the theme of 59 Pujas of Kolkata in 2026.
1) Santoshpur Trikon Park:
Durga Puja is closely associated with nature. Worship does not begin without a new leaf drawn from nature. For the Bengalis the biggest identity of the autumn season is Kaash and Sheuli, which is also the messenger of Durga Puja. After all, the everlasting clay idols of village Bengal are made of almost completely natural elements which after immersion again merge in nature. It is with this consciousness that the theme of the puja is: 'Nature'.
2) Masterda Smriti Sangha:
The story of the fulfilment of Rama's resolve, not only to rescue Sita but also to save the whole world from Ravana. He is the main support in this journey. The same is true in the worship of God. Subjective thinking: 'Sankalpa', considering Rama's Tricolor as the main symbol of goal-setting.
3) Haridevpur Ajay Sanhati:
Pujya recalls the beginning of the expression of nationalism in the art of India in the early 20th century.
4) Rajdanga Nav Udaya Sangha:
Today's world is in crisis. The natural habitat of animals and birds is being destroyed. Human beings are gradually making the natural geographical environment artificial, sterile. It's not that it can't be felt, but it can be tried in many ways. But for various reasons, it's still not perfect. This is the theme: 'Shodhan'.
5) Khidirpur Palli Shardiya Durgotsav:
Subject: 'I'll take you with me'. It's not just an invitation, it's an invitation to go back. Back to Calcutta, where the bell of the tram was the heartbeat of the city.
6) Uttar Kolkata Sarvajanik Durgotsav Samiti:
The theme is' Jolchaper Kolkata '. At the crossroads of the 18th and 19th centuries, a unique artistic trend was born in Chitpur, the heart of North Kolkata. The combination of the British taste in watercolor and cotton of that historic period, especially during the Company period, with the masterful skills of native potters and artisans, captured the perfect outline of contemporary Kolkata's public life and old architecture. This art form will be showcased again in the puja mandap.
7) Khidirpur Gopal Daktar Jubok Sangha:
8) Gandhi Colony Abhijan Club:
The theme of the Puja is' Shubhra Shanti '. A feeling of immense peace will prevail in the mandap surrounded by three thousand artificial white stones.
9) Surya Nagar Sarvajanik Durga Puja of Bansdroni:
The main idea is to celebrate. The Mandap style will be a fusion of the art of Madhubani and Pingla, the two patachitra villages of Bihar and West Bengal, the two neighbouring states.
10) 71 Pally Baisakhi Sarvajanik Durgotsav Samity of South:
The theme of the mandap: 'Manthan-Darpan'. Due to the extreme consumerism and irresponsibility of modern civilization, rivers, seas and water bodies have been covered with toxic plastic, chemical waste and garbage. This crisis has been presented as a figurative mirror in the mandapasajja.
11) Kalighat Milan Sangha:
Rabindranath's allegorical play Tasher Desh, dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, has been chosen as a theme in terms of country, time and time. In the presentation, there will be the spirit of breaking the shackles of disciplinary rules and establishing the trend of free mind.
12) Chaltabagan Lohapatty:
Thinking about 'Nishaan' tattoo or tattoo
13) Abasar Sarbojonin:
The concept where there is a unique "Anna Jekhane Annanno"
14) Dumdum Tarun Dal:
In art, in epics, in society, in politics, in nature, everywhere we see a successful combination of interdependence and connectivity. The creation of Goddess Durga is like the union of the combined energies of the gods. It is with this collectivity that the theme of the Dum Dum Yuva Dal is: 'Alliance' i.e 'Jot'
15) Rajdanga Amra Kajan Kalyan Samiti:
16) Baghajatin Vivekananda Milan Sangha:
In the 77th year, this time the idea of 'Pranati Jai' is the arrival of mother Jagat Janani at the call of Ramchandra.
17) Chaltabagan Sarbojonin:
The theme: tradition. Maa Durga is the Goddess of wealth and prosperity. This pearl is a symbol of the emotions, self-esteem, strength and wounds of women's life. It is this hair that becomes a part of women's weakness and gets trapped in the hands of society. Sometimes in the face of a cruel reality like cancer, a woman falls with self-identity, and by donating her hair, a woman gives back to another woman's chest the confidence and desire to live. So this time it's about the hair.
18) Telipukur Narsaribagan Yabo Sangha near Nagerbazar:
There is a small pond in the middle of the village. Despite the pressure of the situation, he did not lose. This is a presentation around the pond. The realization that the pond is intimately connected with human life, the eternal connection of the essence of both man and the pond, is the theme: 'Love of a pond'.
19) Laketown Adibasibrinda:
Subject: 'Arti'. Due to the indiscriminate burning of humans, the forests of the world are going to be destroyed today. Animals have lost their natural habitat and become endangered. The artists will express their heart's cry in the eco-friendly pavilion made of natural materials. This year's Puja of Gouriberia Sarbojanin is dedicated to Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on the 150th anniversary of the composition of Vande Mataram. Subject: The name 'Bankim'.
20) Newtown Sarbojonin:
Theme: Padma Bhushan. The Padma Bhushan is India's third-highest civilian award. The same spirit that Bengal will one day become the jewel of the motherland will take shape in the mandap.
21) Santoshpur Lake Pally:
Theme: 'Temptation - Tandab'. In the heart of Kolkata, through the most innovative modern technology, Mahadev, who was in a frenzy in the grief of Sati's death, danced the Tandava dance.
22) Samajsebi Sangha South Kolkata:
In celebration of the birth centenary of Uttam Kumar, the worship of social workers is dedicated to the great leader Uttam Kumar. Uttam Kumar's film Romanthanam, a memoir of his life, will be set in his own time. Theme: 'The Great One'.
23) Baguihati Ashwini Nagar Bandhu Mahal Club:
Baguihati's presentation is a tribute to the invisible yet eternal power of elderly women. Although society often considers them unnecessary, their lives, experiences, love and sacrifices form the foundation of the next generation's existence. Goddess Durga is present in them, whose silent energy deepens with time. This work is an attempt to realize that eternal elusive power. Theme: 'Planting'.
24) Santosh Mitra Square is the most popular:
The artist is responsible for the overall creation of the 91st Puja of the Durgotsav Society. This year's Puja is a tribute to India's traditional civilization, culture and identity. Theme: 'Vande Mataram in the traditional spirit'. He paid tributes to those who sacrificed their lives for the country during the freedom struggle.
25) Hatibagan Nabin Palli:
This work is a tribute to him. The theme: 'Happiness'. At one time, children's education in the homes of Bengalis began with the book 'Hasikhushi' by Jogindranath Sarkar. With the change of time, the familiar tune of 'Aa python is coming' is getting lost somewhere. Yogindranath was one of the pioneers who started the work of identifying letters in the mother tongue Bangla by understanding the psychology of children.
26) Behala Youngmen's Association of South Kolkata:
- Aesthetic work on river problems, water pollution, etc. in riverine countries. Theme: 'Water'.
27) Salt Lake EC Block:
Golden jublee a complete work based on the Mahabharata. Every incident of Mahabharata is very relevant in today's society. The same formula will be shown in each of the eighteen episodes of the Mahabharata. Subject: 'Untouchability'.
28) Chetla Prasannamayi Ghat
This year marks the centenary of the festival. My mother's place is on the hill. Thinking about the hundred-year history of the Ghats: 'Shuddhi-Samriddhi'.
29) Laketown Netaji Sporting Club:
Theme: The city. At one time it was almost accepted that the city of Kolkata was born in 1690 with the debut of Bhindeshi Job Charnock. But in 1596 the revenue of 'Pargana Kalikata' was deposited in the Toshakhana of the Delhi court. The port of Sutanuti was frequented by the Dutch, the French and the Portuguese even before the accession of the Subarno Roychowdhurys in 1610. Established on 16 May 2003 by the Calcutta High Court, the existence of the city is not the gift of a foreigner, it was in its possession even before 1690. The pavilion of the Laketown Netaji Sporting Club will be a document of that identity.
30) Park Street Allen Park:
Shiva-tandava will be fulfilled in thoughts.
31) Chakraberiya Sarbojonin:
This time a lotus will be created in its field. The mother's body is in the water. Visitors will go down through the artificial lotus made of 900 leaves and 108 lotus flowers, artificial fish will play on their heads. Theme: 'At the bottom of the mountain'.
32) Purbachal Amra Sabai Club:
It's very interesting here. When raising young children, mothers often resort to small lies to warn them or to do something for their own good - this is the theme: 'Mothers lie'.
33) Biratir Kishorepara Sarbojonin:
Baulgram. Thoughts on the natural colour of the clothes worn by the Bauls: 'This time it's saffron'.
34) Behala Players Corner:
Theme is 'Evolution' - ' Biborton' The living of today's corporate event from Bannediana of Durga Puja is being presented through photo-archive.
35) Shyama Palli Shyama Sangha:
Topic 'Turanga'
36) Chetla Agrani:
The building will be made of wood and paper. Theme: The world as a whole. She is the same woman. Sometimes he is fighting, sometimes he is flowing through the Ganges, sometimes he is running the family as a housewife. This is the world form of our goddess, which will light up the puja premises of the pioneer.
37) Jorasako 7 Pally:
The theme of Jorasanko 7: 'Lipan Kam'. The art of 'mud-and-mukur' painted on the walls of the houses of the common people of the marginalized communities of Gujarat is famous. The purpose of the puja is to make beauty universal and to stand beside those miserable artists.
38) Chaltabagan Sarbojonin :
The theme: tradition "Parampara". Maa Durga Muktakeshi, Ranrangini. This pearl is a symbol of the emotions, self-esteem, strength and wounds of women's life. It is this hair that becomes a part of women's weakness and gets trapped in the hands of society. Sometimes in the face of a cruel reality like cancer, a woman falls with self-identity, and by donating her hair, a woman gives back to another woman's chest the confidence and desire to live. So this time it's about the hair.
39) Khidirpur 75 Pally:
Subject Matter: 'Parashraya - An Eternal Truth' The cuckoo lays eggs in someone else's house in its own future, unknowingly raised by a relative. Humans are also the lifeblood of this world. It exists in nature. But they again destroy that shelter in their own greed. Instead, if humans learn the language of coexistence, the future of humanity is still alive.
40) West Putiyari Palli Unnayan Samity:
The theme of the puja is' Anamika '.
41) Palli Shardiya:
Kolkata's first electric tram. Every art form of the mandap will take the visitors back to the old Kolkata oligarchy, the wooden trunks of the trams, the ringing of bells and the familiar spirit of the puja.
42) Rajdanga Nav Uday Sangha:
Today's world is in crisis. The natural habitat of animals and birds is being destroyed. Human beings are gradually making the natural geographical environment artificial, sterile. It's not that it can't be felt, but it can be tried in many ways. But for a variety of reasons, it's still not perfect. This is the theme: 'Shodhan'.
43) Uttar Kolkata Sarbojonin:
Theme of North Kolkata Sarvajanin Durgotsav Samiti: 'Jalchhaper Kolkata'. At the crossroads of the 18th and 19th centuries, a unique artistic trend was born in Chitpur, the heart of North Kolkata. The combination of the British taste in watercolor and cotton of that historic period, especially during the Company period, with the masterful skills of native potters and artisans, captured the perfect outline of contemporary Kolkata's public life and old architecture. This art form will be showcased again in the puja mandap.
44) 71 Pally Sarbojonin Durgotsob South:
The theme of the 71 Palli Baisakhi Sarvajanik Durgotsav Samiti in the south: 'Manthan-Darpan'. Due to the extreme consumerism and irresponsibility of modern civilization, rivers, seas and water bodies have been covered with toxic plastic, chemical waste and garbage. This crisis has been presented as a figurative mirror in the mandapasajja.
45) JODHPUR PARK 95 PALLI:
Presentation of psychologically existing entities, both male and female. The construction of the pavilion will symbolize all the materials of daily life that are not complete without the connection of dual-entity, such as USB port, nut-bolt, zipper, etc.
46) Tridhara Sammilani:
The background of the Tridhara Sammilani is the landscape of Tibet, its people's life and art-culture.
47) Pallir Mandap of Entally 14:
will be built in the plan of the Durga temple, the theme: 'Vedabhoomi'.
48) Kestapur Prafulla Kanon
In the worship of the inhabitants of Keshtapur Prafullakanan (West). Subject: 'Where the mind is'. When a nearly two-century-old Dalit community was denied entry into a temple because of caste discrimination, God-love became the language of protest. The people of the Ramnami community of Chhattisgarh focus entirely on the name of Rama rather than the physical deity or idol. For them, Rama is the all-pervading and formless Absolute Truth. Their quest is for Ram.
49) Ultodanga Arabinda Seta:
Golden Jubilee of the inverted Aurobindo Bridge. Subject: The golden form. In the repository of Indian art, folk traditions and contemporary creativity, Goddess Durga has manifested in myriad forms, in myriad art languages. In clay figurines, paintings, terracotta, metal, wood, textiles, masks, alpana or modern abstract art. On the occasion of the fifty years of the puja, fifty forms of Durga will be presented in the mandap, sculpted in different styles and different aesthetic senses.
50) Harinath Dey Road, Gadpar:
Theme of the Centenary of the Puja of Harinath Dey Road, Garhpar: 'Eternal Bond'. The silent existence of the roots deep in the soil is the identity of the tree. No matter how beautiful the rest of it is, the root is the source of all its beauty. The human family is also a root, the rest are branches of the tree. In the presentation, there will be a message that people should not be separated from these roots.
51) Beleghata Sura Sporting Club:
Theme of the 45th anniversary of Beleghata Sura Sporting Club: 'Chirantani'. Leaving the courtyard of the zamindar house, becoming the Barwari of Durga Puja and the outstanding development of its religious as well as cultural identity has elevated Durga Puja to another level. Goddess Durga is not only worshipped today, but she is also a symbol of many ideas of public life. This long journey of eternity will remain in the mandap.
52) Dumdum Park Sarbojonin :
Theme: 'Panchalika'. The two lost cultures of puppetry of Bengal are the work of braid-puppet and dang-puppet. Not only the puppetry, but the hard work, skill, happiness and sadness of the artists behind it will also be reflected in the work.
53) New Alipore Suruchi Sangha:
In this year Durga Puja club in south Kolkata features the theme based on Syama Prasad Mookerjee.The club's specific theme is titled "Bharat Keshari" (and also referred to as "Utso" or Origin). Created by artist Anirban Das, the pandal commemorates Mookerjee’s 125th birth anniversary. It showcases a giant statue of the leader, along with lesser-known historical narratives about his life, legacy, and his role during the Partition of Bengal.
54) 71 Pally Baisakhi Sarbojonin South:
The theme of the pavilion of the 71 Palli Baisakhi Sarvajanik Durgotsav Samiti in the south: 'Manthan-Darpan'. Due to the extreme consumerism and irresponsibility of modern civilization, rivers, seas and water bodies have been covered with toxic plastic, chemical waste and garbage. This crisis has been presented as a figurative mirror in the mandapasajja.
55) Maniktala Smriti Sangha Uttar Kolkata:
Maniktala Smriti Sangha in North Kolkata. The story of Lankapur is the story of Rama's crisis after Sita, not only to rescue Sita but also to save the whole world from Ravana. In this path of aspiration, the Tirthankara is his main support, as much in the worship of the Goddess as in the worship of the enemy. The theme is' Sankalpa ', with Rama's Tricolour as the main symbol of Lakshadweep.
56) Baguihati Udayan Sangha:
The decoration of the mandap is an artistic combination of Gond art of Madhya Pradesh and modern interior design. Theme: 'Resurgence' or 'Punorjivan'
57) Ultodanga Bidhan Sangha:
Most of what is material or cosmic in the universe is tangible, while the rest is intangible. While deities have been personified since mythological times, God or the Almighty, who is omnipresent, is actually intangible. The same abstract form of divine power will be reflected in the artistic form in the Upadanga Vidhana Sangha. Theme: 'Unreal', 'Amurto'.
58) Beleghata Sandhani:
The mandap will be built on the lines of the nearby Shantiniketan temple. Once again, the background of the goddess's seat inside will be built on the model of Annapurna Temple in Banaras. Theme: The Divine, "Debayatan".
59) Behala Natun Dal :
This time the artist's offering is' Parvan 'in the puja premises.