Durga Puja 2026 · Shashthi 16–17 Oct → Dashami 21 Oct
The dhak is calling. Pujo is here.
Puja timings, pandal plans, group expenses, the anjali mantra, cards, the dhak and People's Choice. Everything for Durga Puja, free, in English, Bengali and Hindi, wherever you are in the world.
Everything for Pujo
All tools →🤝 By you, for everyone
🪔 Para Pujo pages
Every para's Pujo with its programme, bhog timings, photos, videos and directions.
📜 Pujo Souvenir · শারদ সংকলন
Memories, stories and poems about Pujo, written by you, mostly in Bengali.
🎮 Pujo games: play like your para
All games →🌾 Gram Banglar Pujo: rituals you can play
Read the story →Sandhi Puja: 108 lamps
Light them all in 48 seconds, against the wind.
🍌Kola Bou: the nine plants
Name each plant's goddess and bathe her at the ghat.
🤝Barowari Committee
Run your para's Pujo like the twelve friends of Guptipara.
🌼Alpana Studio
Draw a rice-paste alpana and send it as your greeting.
🌾Pujo in the villages of Bengal
Chandi Mandap, bel-tolay bodhon, symbolic bali and more.
🏆 People's Choice 2026 · live
➕ Add your para's pujaEvery para, every city, every country. Add your puja, share the link, and get your neighbours to vote: one vote per puja per day, until 24 October.
Play & share
Dhak Studio
Play the dhak, kasor and shankh. Record a Shubho Pujo video with your name and send it on WhatsApp.
Play now → 🪔Cards & DP frames
Mahalaya, Pujo, Ashtami, Bijoya and Sindoor Khela cards. Add your photo; it never leaves your phone.
Make a card → 🎭Which Pujo character are you?
Pandal Pro, Bhog Connoisseur, Dhunuchi Star or Adda Champion? Seven questions, then tag your friends.
Take the quiz →Free app · no Play Store needed
Put Dhaker Bol on your home screen
- Opens in one tap, like any app, and takes almost no space.
- Opens in one tap from your home screen: timings, planner, lists, anjali mantra.
- Always up to date: new timings and features arrive by themselves.
Android: tap Install. iPhone: open in Safari, tap Share ⬆︎, then “Add to Home Screen”.
Durga Puja, for the whole world
From Kolkata's paras to CR Park, Houston and London: read Dhaker Bol in English, Bengali or Hindi.
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📚 Pujo Gyan: know your Pujo
Everything →The story of Durga Puja
Mahishasura, Rama's Akal Bodhon, Uma's homecoming and Mahalaya.
📿Rituals, day by day
Bodhon, Kola Bou, Kumari Puja, Sandhi Puja, Sindoor Khela, Bijoya.
👑Ma Durga's family and the idol
Who is who on the stage, and how Kumartuli builds a goddess.
❓Durga Puja FAQ
Quick answers: dates, Sandhi Puja, anjali, food, UNESCO and more.