West Lafayette Durga Puja • Oct 17–18, 2026

20th West Lafayette Durga Puja 2026

October 17–18, 2026

1210 Montgomery St, West Lafayette, IN 47906

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Twenty autumns of pujo on the Wabash

শারদীযার শুভেচ্ছা

Warm wishes for Durga Puja.

Started by a handful of Bengalis, WLDA is still powered by its community. Students, families, and friends bring this weekend to life through home kitchens, rehearsed dances, shared traditions, and many hours of volunteering.

New in town? Come anyway. You do not need to be Bengali or know anyone to join us. Everyone is welcome at the puja; meal registration helps us count plates.

Cultural program: Sunday, October 18. Performers and timings will be announced soon.

Five tithis, two days

Our October 17–18 celebration brings the five puja observances together over one weekend, so the whole community can take part.

Saturday, October 17 · Day 1
ষষ্ঠী · সপ্তমী · অষ্টমী
Shashthi, Saptami, Ashtami

Morning puja, Pushpanjali, prasad, and lunch. Sandhi Puja begins at 4:00 pm; Dhunuchi Naach takes place on Saturday, with its time TBD. Dinner: 7:00–8:30 pm at Purdue Global, 2550 Northwestern Ave.

Sunday, October 18 · Day 2
নবমী · দশমী
Navami and Dashami

Maha Nabami Puja, festive lunch, Sindur Khela, Bijoya Dashami, prasad, and snacks. Cultural program on Sunday; time TBD.

Puja and all other meals: 1210 Montgomery St. See Durga Puja Schedule for detailed timings.

Moments from our community

WLDA in the news

West Lafayette celebrates Durga Puja 2023Durga Puja is one of the biggest Hindu festivals celebrated in eastern Indian states, such as West Bengal.

West Lafayette's 17th annual Durga Puja festival happening this SaturdayThe West Lafayette Durga Puja Association will be hosting its 17th annual Durga Puja festival on Saturday.

West Lafayette Bengali Association to host ninth annual Durga Puja festivalThe Durga Puja festival, a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, will take place this Saturday. The Bengali Hindu community at Purdue University will mark its ninth annual

এক ছোট্ট শহরের পুজোর কথা: লাফায়েতএক ইউনিভার্সিটি শহরের পুজোর গল্প বলব আপনাদের। শহরটির নাম ওয়েস্ট লাফায়েত। ওয়েস্ট যখন আছে তখন ইস্ট ও থাকার কথা কিন্তু নেই।আমাদের হাওড়া ও কলকাতার মাঝে যেমন হুগলি নদী তেমনি লাফায়েত আর ওয়েস্ট লাফায়েতের মাঝে আছে ওয়াবশ নদী।

ওয়েস্ট লাফায়েত শহরের পুজোর কথাতৃপ্তি বেরা "চলে এসো ঘরে পরবাসী"। ঘর তো ডাক দেয় কিন্তু পরবাসী কি ঘরে ফিরতে পারে? তার যে তখন অনেক ঘর। একটা ঘর যেখানে সে রুটিরুজির জন্য আস্তানা গেড়েছে

Students and community celebrate Durga PujaLocal Indian residences and Indian students gathered at Bharaitya Temple and Cultural Center of Greater Lafayette for the 2021 Durga Puja Celebration.

Attendees DancingAttendees dance with incense burners in front of the statue of Durga.

10/16/21 Durga Puja Celebrations 2021, Indian DancingPriest Indranil Mukherjee dances in front of the stature of Durga, the deity of main focus in the ceremony.

16th annual Hindu Durga Puja festival to be held in West LafayetteDurga Puja festival will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at Bharatiya Temple and Cultural Center of Greater Lafayette in West Lafayette.

9/30/17 Durga PujaThis Saturday, people from all over Indiana came to the Unitarian Universalist Church to celebrate Durga Puja. It celebrates Durga, the goddess of war, and triumph of good over evil.

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