Ten Popular Durga Pujo Pandal in Bangalore 2022

04/10/2022 Indrani Ghose

2022 Durga Pujo seems more special! It is after the wait of two long years. This year some of the familiar puja associations of Bangalore are missing, however many new ones have sprung up, most of them in the huge apartment complexes. I am glad the charm and thrill of pandal hopping in Durga Puja is back. Here are 10 popular Durga Puja Pandal in Bangalore that I visited in last three days.

While in Kolkata pujo pandals have themes which attract huge crowds and attention, Bangalore pandals pales in comparison. The various associations involved focus more on the idols, puja and the variety entertainments held.

Socio Cultural Association Indiranagar Address: Shishugraha School grounds, Tippasandra, Bangalore

Shubho Panchami Durga Puja 2022 Bangalore

Sarathi Socio-Cultural Trust Address: Mangala Kalyana Mantapa, Ganapathi Temple Rd, 7th Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru – 560030

Most beautiful Durga idol in Bangalore 2022 is at Sarathi socio cultural trust. The bright red statue seated on a lotus, with the statue of lion and Mahisasur at Her feet looked glorious! I clicked this on sixth day, shoshti, when they had just unloaded the idol from truck.

Koramangala Durga Pujo Bangalore 2022

Durga Pujo Celebrations in Bangalore 2022

They make efforts to get music bands from West Bengal that hold the audience enthralled. Some of the music bands charge as high as Rs 65,000-Rs 120,000 for one performance, if one were to go by previous records.

Food stalls that sprout up for the four days of Pujo are another attraction to the pandals both for bengalis and the locals alike.

Pandals, a temporary structure set up to usually venerate the god and goddess. Most associations fdon’t focus on this, instead they work on the idol decorations. Very few of the Bengali associations of Bengaluru have put some efforts to put up thematic pandals this year.

Bengalee Association Ulsoor Address: 1/A, Assaye Rd, Shivan Chetty Garden Post, Sivanchetti Gardens, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560042

The Bengali Association on Assaye Road has themed the decorations on Village life of Bengal – Amar Bangla, Gram Bangla. The paintings have the influence of Jamini Roy art, and the subjects are Gods, Goddesses and rural themes. I just loved the beautiful art work of the pandal interior. They have used gamcha and laal par sari.

Bengali Association Ulsoor Pujo Bangalore

Oikotan Hebbal Durga Pujo Address: Beside Green Country Public School, Airport Road, Bangalore, 560024, IN

The most striking, and heart stirring one is the Oikotan Pujo pandal that has the replica of Jora Saanko Thakur Bari, the ancestral home of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore. I had visited it in Kolkata. Read here: Jorasanko Thakurbari Kolkata

There are informative pictures of historic landmarks of Kolkata. Pandal artist Suraj Bhattacharaya created the wonder with his team of artists from Kolkata in just 55 days.

In the year 2019 too he had done the pandal decoration in Oikotan Association. The theme was based on Chau dances then. This year they have themed the pandal on cultural richness of Kolkata, naming it Phire Dekho Kolkata.

Oikotan Durga Pujo

Command Hospital Air Force Durga Puja Address: XJ8H+HQV, Cambridge Rd, Domlur Village, Domlur, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560007

Command Hospital Bangalore Durga Pujo

JBCA Durga Puja Address: ITI (Indian Telephone Industries) Hockey Ground near K.R. Puram hanging bridge.

KR Puram Pujo Bangalore

RT Nagar Durga Pujo Address: Princess Green, Palace Ground Road Gate 9, Place Ground, Princess Green, Jayamahal Main Rd, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560006

R T Nagar Sarbajanin Durga Puja Samiti has themed their pandal decorations on eco friendly material – jute.

RT Nagar Durga Pujo in Palace Grounds Bangalore

BARSHA Sarjapur Bangalore Address: IvyRossa 4 Seasons Hotel and Resort 2ND RIGHT, Sarjapur – Marathahalli Rd, Thomas Layout Hado Siddapura, ROAD, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560035

BARSHA (The Bengali Association for the residents of Sarjapur and HSR Layout area) have themed the pandal decorations on Indian monuments like India Gate and Vidhana Soudha this year.

BARSHA Sarjapur Durga Pujo Pandal Bangalore

Bengaluru Durga Puja Address: Manpho Convention Centre, 91/4, Manyata Tech Park Rd, DadaMastan Layout, Manayata Tech Park, Nagavara, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560093