Durga Puja games for pandals and paras

The picks, ranked

1. 

   AI Tambola (Housie) · Pujo Pandal Housie

   Pujo Pandal Housie: calls about Kolkata, adda, phuchka and dhunuchi naach, in English with Bengali words.

   • When: A relaxed family or office evening: a sangeet afternoon, a Diwali party, a Pujo evening, a conference night after sessions.
   • How many: 10+ guests, up to 500
   • How long: 25–45 min
   • Energy: Calm

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2. 

   Quiz Arena · Emoji Decode — Pujo special

   Emoji Decode, Pujo special: guess the Bengali film, song or sweet from emojis, written by the AI in Bengali-English.

   • When: After dinner, between sessions, or as the main game of a sangeet or quiz night.
   • How many: 6+ guests, up to 1,000
   • How long: 10–20 min
   • Energy: Lively

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3. 

   AI Mystery Box · Pujo Mystery Bhaand

   Pujo Mystery Bhaand: crack dhunuchi, dhaak or rosogolla with yes-or-no questions; hints at half time.

   • When: A quick team round at an offsite, a booth game that teaches your product, a wedding side-vs-side round.
   • How many: 4+ guests, up to 1,000
   • How long: 8–20 min
   • Energy: Lively

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4. 

   Level Quest · Pandal Hop — Durga Pujo platformer

   Pandal Hop: hop across Kolkata collecting sandesh, dodging the crowd surge; a dhak beat gives a double jump.

   • When: A sangeet (the Baraat Run), a Pujo night (Pandal Hop), an offsite, a campus fest.
   • How many: 6+ guests, up to 1,000
   • How long: 4–12 min
   • Energy: High energy

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5. 

   Keepsake Booth · Pujo Postcards — Kolkata

   Pujo Postcards: write a greeting, pick a Kolkata scene (Howrah Bridge, a pandal at night), and the kiosk prints it.

   • When: All event long at a reception, a launch, a booth or a fest; a queue magnet.
   • How many: 1+ guests, up to 5,000
   • How long: All event
   • Energy: Calm

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6. 

   Story Chain · Crowd Story — A Pujo Legend

   A Pujo Legend: visitors write a new legend of the goddess’ visit, a line each, illustrated in Kalighat pat style.

   • When: All through a reception or a conference day, read out at the end.
   • How many: 20+ guests, up to 5,000
   • How long: All event
   • Energy: Calm

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7. 

   Would You Rather · Would You Rather — Pujo special

   Rosogolla or sandesh? Pandal-hopping or adda? Family-safe, Bengali-English.

   • When: A five-minute energiser between sessions, a sangeet filler, the opening of a fest.
   • How many: 6+ guests, up to 1,000
   • How long: 5–15 min
   • Energy: Lively

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8. 

   Photo Quest · Pujo Pandal Selfie Missions

   Pandal Selfie Missions: alpana art, the dhak beat, a plate of phuchka; first team to each mission scores a bonus.

   • When: An offsite afternoon, a pandal-hopping evening, a fest-wide hunt, or all day across an exhibition floor.
   • How many: 8+ guests, up to 5,000
   • How long: 20–45 min
   • Energy: High energy

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9. 

   Baraat Conga · Bhasan Conga — the Pujo procession

   Bhasan Conga: every family leads its own procession line on the big screen.

   • When: Before the baraat or the sangeet dance floor opens, at an offsite parade or a fest night.
   • How many: 10+ guests, up to 100
   • How long: 5–10 min
   • Energy: High energy

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Side by side

Five nights, five games

Shashthi: the Pujo quiz. Saptami: Housie. Ashtami: selfie missions and the Mystery Bhaand. Navami: Pandal Hop leaderboard and the postcard kiosk. Dashami: read the Pujo Legend aloud. Teams by para (north and south) keep it friendly.

Sociana beyond the games: festivals

The event app and platform around the games, and customer events we have delivered. Labels say what is delivered, live or still being built.

• Delivered · Chennai · 9–10 Sep 2026Tiger15Employees scanned their way around culture booths, earned points on a live league and redeemed rewards at the counter.
• Delivered · Jaipur · 25–27 Sep 2026The Jharokha SangamA palace-themed offsite with a team Stepathon, an AR card hunt and medallions, plus the agenda, tickets and entry QR.
• Event appThe Sociana app for festivalsThe event app around the games: guest lists, schedules, check-in and updates in one place.
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• Partly liveQR & face check-inGate scanning, opt-in face lane

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