Durga Puja in Chennai
Filed Under (Fun) by Rajesh Kumar on 14-10-2010
Lot of people have misconception about not being able to enjoy Durga Puja in Chennai. In fact, many people ask me as to where the Puja venues in Chennai are. Here are some must visit Pujas.
I happened to be able to visit Bengal Association Puja in T. Nagar this evening.
This pandal is located at Junction of Thirumalai Pillai Road and Giri Road. Bang opposite Suriya Sweets between Vallavurkottam and Quality Inn Sabari. Scroll the below map to check out your location.
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Besant Nagar Puja is not at is usual spot this time. In Adyar, this time Puja is being held at Youth Hostel in Indira Nagar. It is about 100 m from LB Road on 2nd Avenue. The below map stands updated and should be helpful to make you reach. The spot marked A is the youth hostel. It is quite close to MTC Bus Depot on LB Road which comes on the other side of LB Road. If you are coming from MG Road (the starting from Besant Nagar Church and continue LB Road) you must just cross the LB Road signal and look on the left.
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Bihar Association conducts Puja and cultural events at No 17, Dhamodaran Street, Cathedral Road. This is right across the road to Stella Maris college. This puja is very well attended, just like the Besant Nagar one, and food is completely vegetarian. The below map should be helpful.
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Of course, there are several other Puja Pandals. I have identified these 3 ones which are almost in the heart of town and easy to visit. Go ahead and enjoy!
Additional Resources: Read this great post from Asit.
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i wanted to visit durga puja pandal in chennai. Your information is really helpful. Thanks alot
I went to the Besant Nagar Bus terminal ( Community hall) where the puja is held every year however to my surprise there was no pandal this year. Don’t know what happened. Have they shifted to some other place ?
[...] one should take a right from Sony store and go about 100 yards. Youth hostel will come on the left. Rajesh has posted driving maps on his blog here which could be helpful, should you need [...]
@Deepka….The Besant nagar puja is now near water tank Indira nagar…..
Sarbojanin Durga Puja is unique in Tambaram. Its the only one puja in Tambaram side after AAI puja. Puja is celebrated in Kali Bari adjacent to Air Force campus and Zion school of Selaiyur. Participation is cent percent with orphan feeding & old age home members invitation. Bisorjan in Silver Beach with traditional Bengali style. DurgaPuja is followed by Laxmi Puja & Kalipuja thereafter. Pl do visit and make the occassiion a GRAND SUCCEESS