Barisha is also renowned for the Durga pujas. The six Durga Pujas of the Sabarna Roy Choudhury family are world-famous. The Aatchala Bari hosts the oldest Durga puja of Kolkata which dates back to 1610, when the first Jagirdar of the Sabarna Family Laksmikanta Roy Choudhury started the family puja at Barisha, which was a prosperous village of his dominion. The other pujas of the Sabarna family at Barisha are those of Baro Bari, Mejobari, Kalikingkar Bhawan, Benaki Bari, and Majher Bari.Sabarna Prithivi. Another old Durga puja (over 300 years old) is held at Durgabari (Surendra Smriti Mandir) where the positions of Lord Ganesha and Lord Kartikeya are interchanged as per the family tradition and legend.