Oxygen ★ Sabyasachi - A Progressive Thought

Address:	X94W+X4 Bansberia, Mithapukur More, West Bengal
How to go:	From Howrah Junction board on local train which is heading towards Katwa, get down on Bansberia 2 no platform, cross through the over bridge for 1 no platform, then start walking. If you are coming from Katwa side, board on any Howrah or Bandel local and get down on Bansberia 1 no platform and start walking.
Pros:	Easy communication, proper mobile network available, helpful local people in case you want to get any information
Cons:	Less number of local train during night (if one wants to comeback who are coming from far, they have to get the train earlier)
What to visit ?	Kartik puja is very famous in Bansberia, so pandal hopping should be the best option. Except that in Bansberia you will get to see Hangseshwari Temple, King Nrisingha Deb Dutta Zaminder Bari Ruins, Ishwar Gupta Setu, Zafar Khan Ghazi Mosque And Dargah etc.
Company:	Family and friends
Minimum day/time to visit:	1 full day
Locality:	Bansberia is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district
Expenses:	200 - 300 by local transport
More Information:	I used to hear stories in my childhood about famous Kartik pujo held in Bansberia and Katwa. I used to think how does it feel like to roam around the pandals where only god Kartik belongs! That is a month after Durga Puja. Well when I grew up and found numerous videos on YouTube regarding this festival held in Kartik Purnima in November, I came to know the importance. People go crazy like hopping the pandals, celebrate the festival. It’s amazing to see the scenario. I won’t go with the history but my motive is to provide a glimpse of it. Anyone can easily hop all the pandals of Kartik puja in Bansberia by walking down the streets. First note all the pandals names and ask people about their location and mark it after you done hopping one by one. That’s the way. You can hire toto instead but most of the time they will make a round trip and that won’t satisfy your taste. Better take time, eat fast food and cover pandals one by one. Well you better go on the next day of Kartik Purnima specially if you are going from far like Kolkata. As you have to come back, so you better catch the train earlier from Bansberia. So you must finish it before 8 pm. So naturally you have to start hopping around 4. Because it will takes 3.5 hours around to cover it all by walking. So if you plan to visit on the first day of Karthik puja, trust me some of the pandals won’t be ready to display their decorations or they may be giving it a finishing touch of the pandals or inside upto 5/6 pm. So it’s better to go by the next day earlier and cover it all for them who wants to avail train as a transport. For them who are taking car, let me inform you, many of the routes remain no entry during the festival specially at night. So plan accordingly. Probably you can park your car and roam around by walk or toto then come back when ever you want. That can be another case. It’s very easy to find the location, just get down from the train and rush out if no 1 platform and go with the flow. You will find various food stalls and hotels for food which will call your appetite. Civic volunteers will be all around but ask for any location to local shops or people. Being a local members they known it all. Let me mention most of the club names so that you don’t miss them out. Station babsayee samiti Naba jagaran sangha Mitali sangha Milani Surya tarun sangha Kishor bahini Shiv Durga boys Seba Samiti Junior balok sangha Abhijatri sangha Jamai goli association Amra kjon Kishor shangha Anirban Ramkrishna sangha And few more….. What I missed: Agantuk Naba Bharati sangha Abhijaan