Video of Puja Pandal on Fire in West Bengal Falsely Claimed To Show Bangladesh

We found that the video shows an incident that happened in West Bengal.

A video was shared on social media, falsely claiming to show a Kali Puja mandap on fire in Bangladesh.

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A video was shared on social media, claiming to show a Kali Puja mandap on fire in Bangladesh.

The post was shared with the caption, "Hindu places of worship cannot become symbols of insecurity in #Bangladesh. A Kali Puja mandap catches fire in #Jashore, raising yet another painful question: are minority communities truly free to practise their faith without fear?"

An archived version of this claim can be found here.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

Is it true?: No, the claim is false.

• The video shows a fire that broke out at a Kali Puja pandal in East Midnapore, West Bengal.

How did we find out?: We ran a reverse image search on the video using Google Lens and found a video uploaded to Facebook with similar visuals.

• According to the caption, the video shows a fire that destroyed a Kali Puja Pandal at the Kalibazar Traders Welfare Association in East Midnapore, West Bengal.

According to the caption, the video is from West Bengal.

(Source: Facebook/ Screenshot)

• News outlet Samachar Ei Samay published a report on the incident, with the same visuals.

• According to the report, a Kali puja pandal in Yashoda Kali Bazar in East Medinipur, West Bengal, caught fire.

• The entire pandal, which cost almost 30 lakh rupees to build, was reduced to ashes.

Here's a preview of the report by Samachar Ei Samay.

(Source: Samachar Ei Samay/Screenshot)

• We ran a keyword search and found a report by The Times of India on the incident.

• According to the report, a fire broke out at a Kali Puja pandal in Kalibazar in East Midnapore, West Bengal, on 7 November 2026, hours before the inauguration.

• The report states that the cause of the fire is yet to be known.

Here's a preview of the report by The Times of India.

(Source: The Times of India/Screenshot)

Conclusion: The video shows a fire that broke out at a Kali Puja pandal in East Midnapore, West Bengal.

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