Round the year with Balaka
Events
Durgotsav is our flagship, but Balaka celebrates all year — pujos, musical evenings and community get-togethers.
Upcoming
Balaka Durgotsav 2026
16–21 October 2026 · Community Centre, Sector 61
Six days of pujo, cultural evenings, bhog and food stalls.
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Kojagori Lokkhi Puja 2026
Sunday, 25 October 2026 · 8 Kartik 1433
Lokkhi (Lakshmi) Puja — prosperity, prasad and togetherness with the Balaka family.
Sri Sri Shyama Puja 2026
Sunday, 8 November 2026 · 22 Kartik 1433
Shyama (Kali) Puja — an evening of lights and devotion with the community.
Sri Sri Saraswati Puja 2027
Thursday, 11 February 2027 · 27 Magh 1433
Basant Panchami — Saraswati Puja with pushpanjali, and hatekhori for the little ones.
Poila Boishakh 2027
Thursday, 15 April 2027 · 1 Boishakh 1434
Shubho Noboborsho! Ringing in the Bengali new year with music, adda and mishti.
Past Highlights
18th Anniversary Celebration
August 2026
Balaka completed eighteen years — an evening of memories, music and community.
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Swarnali Sondhya
12 July 2026 · Indira Gandhi Kala Kendra
A musical extravaganza — Biswajit Paul's live orchestra with Bengali classics and Hindi favourites, and a special dance performance by Bhavini Misra.
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Balaka Durgotsav 2025
27 September – 1 October 2025
Five evenings of cultural programmes — dance and music academies, community artists and celebrity performers, with the full traditional pujo.
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Balaka Durgotsav 2024
9–13 October 2024
Shashthi to Bijoya Dashami — five days of pujo, culture and community.
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Balaka Durgotsav 2023
20–24 October 2023
Shashthi to Bijoya Dashami — the community gathered for pujo, bhog and cultural evenings.
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Balaka Durgotsav 2022
1–5 October 2022
Shashthi to Bijoya Dashami — festivities in full colour after the quiet years.
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