Tripura Trip

 The following places we visited :

• Tripura Sundari Temple : We offered prayers.The Tripura Sundari temple is a temple situated in Udaipur city of Tripura. The temple is a Hindu temple of the Goddess Tripura Sundari, better known locally as Devi Tripureshwari. It is believed to be one of the holiest Hindu shrines in this part of the country and witnesses the highest number of visitors for a temple in North-East India, after Kamakhya Temple in Assam.

• Bhubaneswari Temple – One of the famous Hindu temples, Bhuvaneshwari Temple is located in Udaipur, a sub-division of Agartala and 55 km from Agartala, the capital of Tripura. 

• Kalyan Sagar Lake : Kalyan Sagar is a beautiful lake near the temple of Maa Tripura Sundari which is a place hosting lots of fishes.We also visited that lake and had coconut water.

• Neermahal : We reached Neermahal through boat.We took photographs of waterbody around Neermahal. We have seen different recreational rooms of the king. Neermahal was the favourite place of Rabindranath Tagore. Neermahal (meaning "Water Palace") is a former royal palace built by Maharaja of Tripura Kingdom Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarma of the erstwhile Kingdom of Tripura, India in the middle of the lake Twijilikma (Now known as Rudrasagar) in 1930 and was completed by 1938. It is situated in Melaghar, 53 kilometers away from Agartala. The palace is situated in the middle of Rudrasagar Lake and assimilates Hindu architectural style. The second day we visited :

• Unakoti : Unakoti is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in northeastern India. It is the least populated district of Tripura, with fourth highest literacy rate. The district has a total of four sub divisions and two blocks.

• Ujjayanta Palace : This royal house, which stands in the Capital city Agartala covering one sq.Km. area was built by Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya during 1899-1901.It is a two storied mansion, having a mixed type of architecture with three high domes, the central one being 86' high.

• Kamalasagar Lake : An artificial lake in Tripura, India, constructed by King Dhanya Manikya of Tripura in the 15th century and is a popular spot for picnickers. A mela is held there every October during the Navaratri festival.

• Kamalasagar Kali Temple : Kasbeswari Kali Mata or Kamalasagar Kali Temple was built on a hill-top by Maharaja Dhanya Manikya in the late 15th century. It is situated just beside the Bangladesh border, The lake, Kamalasagar, in front of this temple rightly enhances its beauty.

• Jampui Hills : The Jampui Hills are a mountain range in the Indian state of Tripura, specifically in the North Tripura district of the state. It is near the state border of Mizoram and is a sub-range of the Lushai Hills.

• Vanghmun Village : This village situated at the highest peak of Jampui hill in North Tripura district and also saw Vanghmun Baptist Church.

• Chaturdas Devta Mandir : The Chaturdasha Temple is a Hindu temple situated near Old Agartala and features the Tripuri dome patterned after the roofs of village huts in Tripura.

ABOUT TRIPURA

Tripura is a state in Northeast India and the third smallest state in the country. It is bounded by Assam and Mizoram in the east and Bangladesh in the north, south and west. Agartala, Tripura's capital, is famous for its temples, palaces, and rich history of the Manikya kings and its association with Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, and is also for its bamboo handicrafts, and local hand-woven shawls and textiles. Tripura has 19 different tribal communities with a majority Bengali population. Bengali, Kokborok and English are the official languages ​​here.