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Durga Puja in Kolkata

SeptemberOctoberdates shift yearly

Kolkata's defining festival and a UNESCO-listed one. Pandal-hopping runs through the night; hotels and trains into the city book out weeks ahead.

Can fall in September or October. It follows a lunar calendar, so the date moves every year — confirm it before booking anything non-refundable.

Where to see it

Kolkata

Kolkata · West Bengal

The City of Joy

Howrah / SealdahNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport, 17 km

Around the same time

Other festivals that can fall in September or October.