The immersion
The long goodbye on the Hooghly
Dashami sends the Mother home: a morning of red, an afternoon of drums, an evening on the river. Here are the rituals, the ghats, the carnival, and every pandal's route.
- Bijoya Dashami 2026
- 21 October 2026
- Dashami tithi ends
- 2:12 PM IST (drik)
- Household and bonedi immersions
- Dashami, from afternoon
- Big committee immersions
- Dashami to the third day after, as the police roster allots
- Red Road carnival
- 24 October 2026
The procession: from the para to the ghat
Asche bochhor abar hobe. Next year, again. It is not a hope. In Kolkata it is a promise made to the river.
The carnival: one last parade on Red Road
Immersion schedule
We do not list pandals in this city yet, so there are no immersion routes to show. A listing will fill this in.