# Durga Puja games for pandals and paras

Pujo evenings at the pandal have the whole para together for five nights, and these games were written for them: Pujo Housie with calls about adda and phuchka, Emoji Decode of Bengali films and sweets, a Mystery Bhaand of Pujo secrets, Pandal Hop on every phone, and Kolkata postcards from a kiosk.

Written for fest and festival committees: what a whole crowd can join at once. 9 games, each playable in your browser from this page.

[See the 9 picks](#picks)[Send me this list](#plan)

## The picks, ranked

1. ![AI Tambola (Housie) on the big screen](https://sociana.in/screens/play/tambola-640.webp)  
### [AI Tambola (Housie)](https://sociana.in/play/tambola/) · 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  
[Try it AI Tambola (Housie)](https://play.sociana.in/try?game=tambola&occasion=festival)[How it works](https://sociana.in/play/tambola/)
2. ![Quiz Arena on the big screen](https://sociana.in/screens/play/quiz-arena-640.webp)  
### [Quiz Arena](https://sociana.in/play/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  
[Try it Quiz Arena](https://play.sociana.in/try?game=quiz-arena&occasion=festival)[How it works](https://sociana.in/play/quiz-arena/)
3. ![AI Mystery Box on the big screen](https://sociana.in/screens/play/mystery-box-640.webp)  
### [AI Mystery Box](https://sociana.in/play/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  
[Try it AI Mystery Box](https://play.sociana.in/try?game=mystery-box&occasion=festival)[How it works](https://sociana.in/play/mystery-box/)
4. ![Level Quest on the big screen](https://sociana.in/screens/play/level-quest-640.webp)  
### [Level Quest](https://sociana.in/play/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  
[Try it Level Quest](https://play.sociana.in/try?game=level-quest&occasion=festival)[How it works](https://sociana.in/play/level-quest/)
5. ![Keepsake Booth on the big screen](https://sociana.in/screens/play/keepsake-booth-640.webp)  
### [Keepsake Booth](https://sociana.in/play/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  
[Try it Keepsake Booth](https://play.sociana.in/try?game=keepsake-booth&occasion=festival)[How it works](https://sociana.in/play/keepsake-booth/)
6. ![Story Chain on the big screen](https://sociana.in/screens/play/story-chain-640.webp)  
### [Story Chain](https://sociana.in/play/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  
[Try it Story Chain](https://play.sociana.in/try?game=story-chain&occasion=festival)[How it works](https://sociana.in/play/story-chain/)
7. ![Would You Rather on the big screen](https://sociana.in/screens/play/would-you-rather-640.webp)  
### [Would You Rather](https://sociana.in/play/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  
[Try it Would You Rather](https://play.sociana.in/try?game=would-you-rather&occasion=festival)[How it works](https://sociana.in/play/would-you-rather/)
8. ![Photo Quest on the big screen](https://sociana.in/screens/play/photo-quest-640.webp)  
### [Photo Quest](https://sociana.in/play/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  
[Try it Photo Quest](https://play.sociana.in/try?game=photo-quest&occasion=festival)[How it works](https://sociana.in/play/photo-quest/)
9. ![Baraat Conga on the big screen](https://sociana.in/screens/play/baraat-conga-640.webp)  
### [Baraat Conga](https://sociana.in/play/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  
[Try it Baraat Conga](https://play.sociana.in/try?game=baraat-conga&occasion=festival)[How it works](https://sociana.in/play/baraat-conga/)

## Side by side

| Game                                                          | Best moment                                                                                                                 | How many                | How long  | Energy      | Needs                                        | Try it     |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | --------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| [AI Tambola (Housie)](https://sociana.in/play/tambola/)       | A relaxed family or office evening: a sangeet afternoon, a Diwali party, a Pujo evening, a conference night after sessions. | 10+ guests, up to 500   | 25–45 min | Calm        | Phones, big screen                           | Free trial |
| [Quiz Arena](https://sociana.in/play/quiz-arena/)             | After dinner, between sessions, or as the main game of a sangeet or quiz night.                                             | 6+ guests, up to 1,000  | 10–20 min | Lively      | Phones, big screen                           | Free trial |
| [AI Mystery Box](https://sociana.in/play/mystery-box/)        | A quick team round at an offsite, a booth game that teaches your product, a wedding side-vs-side round.                     | 4+ guests, up to 1,000  | 8–20 min  | Lively      | Phones, big screen                           | Free trial |
| [Level Quest](https://sociana.in/play/level-quest/)           | A sangeet (the Baraat Run), a Pujo night (Pandal Hop), an offsite, a campus fest.                                           | 6+ guests, up to 1,000  | 4–12 min  | High energy | Phones, big screen                           | Free trial |
| [Keepsake Booth](https://sociana.in/play/keepsake-booth/)     | All event long at a reception, a launch, a booth or a fest; a queue magnet.                                                 | 1+ guests, up to 5,000  | All event | Calm        | Phones, big screen, kiosk (optional), camera | Free trial |
| [Story Chain](https://sociana.in/play/story-chain/)           | All through a reception or a conference day, read out at the end.                                                           | 20+ guests, up to 5,000 | All event | Calm        | Phones, big screen                           | Free trial |
| [Would You Rather](https://sociana.in/play/would-you-rather/) | A five-minute energiser between sessions, a sangeet filler, the opening of a fest.                                          | 6+ guests, up to 1,000  | 5–15 min  | Lively      | Phones, big screen                           | Free trial |
| [Photo Quest](https://sociana.in/play/photo-quest/)           | An offsite afternoon, a pandal-hopping evening, a fest-wide hunt, or all day across an exhibition floor.                    | 8+ guests, up to 5,000  | 20–45 min | High energy | Phones, camera                               | Free trial |
| [Baraat Conga](https://sociana.in/play/baraat-conga/)         | Before the baraat or the sangeet dance floor opens, at an offsite parade or a fest night.                                   | 10+ guests, up to 100   | 5–10 min  | High energy | Phones, big screen                           | Free trial |

## 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.](https://sociana.in/case-studies/tiger15-tiger-analytics/)
- [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.](https://sociana.in/case-studies/the-jharokha-sangam/)
- [Event appThe Sociana app for festivalsThe event app around the games: guest lists, schedules, check-in and updates in one place.](https://sociana.in/event-types/festivals/)
- [Partly liveTicketingTiers, UPI checkout, GST invoices](https://sociana.in/platform/ticketing/)
- [Partly liveQR & face check-inGate scanning, opt-in face lane](https://sociana.in/platform/check-in/)

## Questions people ask

Are the Pujo games in Bengali?

They run in English with Bengali words (Bengali-English), and the quiz and Antakshari can show Bengali script.

Can the para committee run the games?

Yes. One volunteer runs each game from a phone; the screen is a laptop on the pandal’s projector or LED.

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