Dorset Indian Association (DIA) Durga Puja
- When
- Saturday 17 October 2026
- Where
- Horton & Chalbury Village Hall, Horton — north of Bournemouth
The south coast’s puja, a one-day gathering for the Dorset community.
Bengal’s five-day puja
Durga Puja in Bournemouth 2026
Durga Puja 2026: 16–20 October 2026
Dates and venues checked against the organisers’ own pages on .
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 Bournemouth is below.
The biggest Durga Puja celebration in Bournemouth
Durga Puja events in Bournemouth1 listed
Where to celebrate Durga Puja in Bournemouth
The Dorset Indian Association’s Durga Puja at Horton & Chalbury Village Hall on 17 October.
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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 Bournemouth?
- Durga Puja 2026 falls on 16–20 October 2026. In Bournemouth the biggest public celebration is the Dorset Indian Association’s Durga Puja at Horton village hall on 17 October.
- Where is Dorset Indian Association (DIA) Durga Puja?
- Horton & Chalbury Village Hall, Horton — north of Bournemouth. Saturday 17 October 2026.
- What Durga Puja events are there in Bournemouth?
- 1 Durga Puja event is listed on this page so far: Dorset Indian Association (DIA) Durga Puja 2026.
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