Bengali Association Mysooruষোলো আনা বাঙালিয়ানা

ষোলো আনা বাঙালিয়ানা

Sholo ana Bangaliyana · Bengali to the core

বেঙ্গলি অ্যাসোসিয়েশন মাইসুরুDurga Puja in the heart of Mysuru

Sharodotsav 2026 · our 46th Durga Puja, and the 20th of Bengali Association Mysooru (R)

Dhak on Ashtami morning, dhunuchi naach on Navami night and khichuri bhog for everyone who walks in. We bring Bengali families in the city together through festival, culture and service.

Sharodotsav 2026 schedule Become a member
Clay pratima of Maa Durga slaying Mahishasura, with Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesh and Kartik before a silver daker saaj
Ek-chala pratima of Maa Durga with her children
আমাদের কথা About us

A little Bengal by the Chamundi Hills

Bengali Association Mysooru (BAM) is a non-profit society of Bengali families who live and work in Mysuru. Professionals, students, retirees and their children keep the language, the food and the festivals of Bengal alive in Karnataka's cultural capital.

Our Club House in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage is the association's registered office and meeting place. For Durga Puja, volunteers turn a hired kalyana mantapa into a puja mandap. Our idols are made of mud and clay, and the pujas are funded by members' annual contributions, well-wishers and local businesses.

Beyond the festivals, we run blood donation camps and give regularly to old age homes and orphanages in the city.

Registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act. Run entirely by volunteers through an elected executive committee. Accounts are audited every year.

উৎসব

Festivals

Durga, Lakshmi, Kali and Saraswati Puja, and Poila Baisakh, the Bengali New Year.

সংস্কৃতি

Culture

Cultural nights, Rabindra Sangeet, children's programmes, our band Dhunuchi Beats, and the annual magazine Agomoni.

সেবা

Service

Blood donation camps and support to old age homes and orphanages in Mysuru.

পরিবেশ

Environment

Clay idols, low-waste pujas and a Net Zero commitment for the association.

আমাদের ইতিহাস Our story

Durga Puja in Mysuru since 1979

46Durga Pujas since 1981, under all our names
20Durga Pujas as Bengali Association Mysooru (R), since 2007
  1. 1979The first Durga Puja

    The Bengali community in Mysuru celebrated its first Durga Puja.

  2. 1981Durga Puja Samiti, Mysore

    A few members separated and formed a new association, Durga Puja Samiti, Mysore, which held its own Durga Puja from then on.

  3. 1997–98Bangiya Samiti, Mysore

    Bangiya Sanskritik Parishad and Durga Puja Samiti, Mysore merged to form Bangiya Samiti, Mysore.

  4. 2007Bengali Association Mysooru (R)

    A new association was formed and named Bengali Association Mysooru (R). It has held Durga Puja every year since.

Our association has always been more than just an organisation. It is a family bound by our common heritage, language and love for our culture.

Mrs. Joyeeta Dutta, President · from the President's desk, Agomoni 2025

The Durgotsav 2025 pratima at Shivamma P.V. Mahadevappa Kalyana Mantapa
In the news · Star of Mysore · 27 Sep 2025

Bengali Association to celebrate Durga Pujo Utsav

Mysuru's evening daily previewed Durgotsav 2025 at Shivamma P.V. Mahadevappa Kalyana Mantapa, KRS Road, Gokulam, describing BAM's Pujo as one of the city's most anticipated events and an example of Mysuru's cosmopolitan spirit.
শারদোৎসবের নির্ঘণ্ট Events · Sharodotsav 2026

The year in festivals

Durga Puja dates and timings are from the association's 2026 schedule. Updates are shared on our Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

শ্রী শ্রী শারদীয়া দুর্গাপূজা ২০২৬

Sri Sri Sharodiya Durga Puja 2026 · Daily puja schedule

Timings follow the panjika for this year. Sandhya Arati is at 7:30 PM every evening from Saptami to Nabami.

Durga Puja 2026 venue: Shivamma P.V. Mahadevappa Kalyana Mantapa, 6/4A, KRS Road, Gokulam, Mysuru. All are welcome.

সবুজ পুজো Our green commitment

A Puja the river would thank us for

We are working towards registering the association's Net Zero commitment on the Government of India's National Net-Zero Portal, and making every puja lighter on the earth.

  • Clay and mud idols only. No plaster of Paris, no synthetic paints.
  • Gentle visarjan. Immersion that respects the river, with flowers and décor removed first.
  • Flowers to compost. Puja flowers and leaves composted, not dumped.
আগমনী Our annual magazine

Agomoni

Every Durgotsav we publish Agomoni, a magazine of members' writing, art and memories in Bengali and English.

Cover of Agomoni 2025

Agomoni 2025

Edited by Dr. Mithun Sikdar. Messages, stories, poems, art, the 2026 puja schedule and the audited accounts for 2024–25.

  • From the President's DeskJoyeeta Dutta
  • Editor's NoteMithun Sikdar
  • সময়ের তফাৎSoumya Ghosh Chowdhury
  • From 65 to FearlessGayatri Dey
  • Dhunuchi Beats: Chapter 1Ankur Ghosh
  • আমরা বাঙালি!Mrinmoy Chakraborty
  • শুধু যাওয়া-আসাShampa Sharma
  • সম্পর্কMithun Sikdar
  • ছোটবেলার দুর্গা পুজোPrasun Sarkar
  • WatercoloursSripara Nandi
  • ArtRubina Dey
  • Glimpses of Durga PujaPhoto pages
প্রবন্ধ Read from this year's issue
স্মৃতির পাতা Archive

Our year, remembered

Each year's pujas, programmes and people, from the pages of Agomoni.

সংবাদে আমরা In the news

Press archive

Newspaper coverage of the association's Durga Puja over the years. Each headline links to the original report.

Have a clipping that's missing, from The Hindu, Deccan Herald, The Times of India, Prajavani or Vijaya Karnataka? Send it to and we'll add it.

সদস্যপদ Membership

Join the family

Membership runs for one association year. Your annual contribution funds the pujas, cultural programmes and our service work. Every member family has a voice at the annual general meeting.

How to join

  1. Fill in the applicationTell us about your family and how you'd like to be involved.
  2. The committee gets in touchA committee member calls or writes to confirm details and share payment instructions.
  3. Pay your annual contributionYou receive a receipt from the treasurer for every payment.
  4. Welcome aboardYou're added to the members' group for puja updates, rosters and invitations.

Membership application

কার্যনির্বাহী সমিতি Executive committee 2025

The people behind the Puja

Elected by members at the annual general meeting. Every committee member is a volunteer.

Land committee

With gratitude · Durgotsav 2025

The puja is possible because of members and well-wishers who sponsor its rituals and bhog, and the many Mysuru businesses who support Agomoni.

    যোগাযোগ Contact

    Come and find us

    Address

    Registered office & Club House

    Phone

    Call us

    Email

    Write to us

    Follow

    Puja updates and photos

    Accounts for 2024–25 were audited by E.S. & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Mysuru (report dated 20 August 2025) and are published in Agomoni 2025.