Bengal’s five-day puja
Durga Puja in Amsterdam 2026
Durga Puja 2026: 16–20 October 2026
Five days for the goddess Durga — Shashthi to Vijayadashami — kept abroad by the Bengali associations in rented halls, with the pandal, the dhak, bhog for everyone and the sindoor khela on the last day. Every Durga Puja event posted in and around Amsterdam is below.
Durga Puja events in Amsterdam2 listed
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What Durga Puja is
Five days for the goddess Durga — Shashthi to Vijayadashami — kept abroad by the Bengali associations in rented halls, with the pandal, the dhak, bhog for everyone and the sindoor khela on the last day.
If it is your first one
- Anjali is in the morning, usually around 10 or 11; arrive before it, dressed up — a sari or a panjabi is the norm on Ashtami.
- Bhog is free and for everyone, but the association runs on donations: give something at the desk.
- On Dashami, married women play sindoor khela; everyone else watches and eats sweets — then the idol is taken to the water.
Questions people ask
- When is Durga Puja 2026 in Amsterdam?
- Durga Puja 2026 falls on 16–20 October 2026. Community celebrations in Amsterdam are held on the weekends around it.
- What Durga Puja events are there in Amsterdam?
- 2 Durga Puja events are listed on this page so far: Hoichoi Durga Puja 2026; Anandadhara Durga Puja 2026.
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