Dates for Kali Puja, Bhai Phonta and Jagaddhatri Puja 2026, then Saraswati Puja, Durga Puja, Kali Puja and Jagaddhatri Puja 2027, for Kolkata.
Clay diyas lit for Diwali. Photo: Alokjain19883105, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
We'll add more dates, such as Poila Baisakh and Rath Yatra, once they are confirmed.
A Kali Puja pandal in Kolkata. Photo: Tarunsamanta, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
Maha Saptami of Durga Puja 2027 falls on Wednesday 6 October 2027, with Shashthi on Tuesday 5 October, by Drik Panchang's calendar for Kolkata.
Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu) over the Hooghly. Photo: Ovjtphoto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
Kali Puja 2026 is on Sunday 8 November, the same night as Diwali. Bhoot Chaturdashi is the evening before, Saturday 7 November.
A Kali Puja pandal in Kolkata. Photo: Tarunsamanta, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
Bhai Phonta 2026 is on Wednesday 11 November. Some families observe it a day earlier, on Pratipada, by custom.
A sister puts the phonta on her brother's forehead for Bhai Phonta. Photo: Sumita Roy Dutta, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
Drik Panchang's calendar for Kolkata puts Jagaddhatri Puja (Navami) on Thursday 19 November 2026; some other calendars give Wednesday 18 November.
A lit pandal at Chandannagar during Jagaddhatri Puja. Photo: Sourabh.biswas003, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
Kali Puja 2027 is on Thursday 28 October by Drik Panchang's calendar for Kolkata, with Lakshmi Puja for Diwali on Friday 29 October and Bhai Dooj on Sunday 31 October.
Offerings laid out for Kojagari Lakshmi Puja in a Bengali home. Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) 2027 falls on Thursday 11 February. In Kolkata the puja is done in the morning.
Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu) over the Hooghly. Photo: Ovjtphoto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
Dates for Kali Puja, Bhai Phonta and Jagaddhatri Puja 2026, then Saraswati Puja, Durga Puja, Kali Puja and Jagaddhatri Puja 2027, for Kolkata.
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