Palaces To See in Tripura

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Tripura is a city known for its grand palaces, temples, simmering lakes and vibrant culture of people. Tucked far away on the southern tip of North-East region and having only a short border with Indian states but an international boundary surrounding three sides of the state is an unexploited and secluded land.

Agartala (Capital of Tripura)
Dotted with many temples and some of the magnificent palaces, the capital exudes the look and feel of the various towns in Bangladesh. Though it is the administrative center of the state, Agartala is assumed to have a laidback administration. Some of the famous temples situated in the city are Jaganath Temple, Umamaheshwar temple, Portuguese Church and Gedu Mian Mosque. The State Museum is also a place to feast upon the historical and cultural achievements of the people.

Ujjayanta Palace
Ujjayanta Palace, built during the reign of Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya in 1901 and having a mixed architecture is a well-planned palace. The palace covers around 800 acres and houses the State Legislative Assembly. Its three high domes, its flawless tile floor, carefully curved wooden ceilings and the intricately crafted doors are some of the grand features. Set against the tranquil pools and the huge Mughal styled gardens, the palace comes to life with floodlights in the night. The palace is a famous landmark in Agartala and draws a lot of tourist.

Tripura Government Museum
Tripura Government Museum located at Post Chowmohani in Agartala is a store-house of the historical and cultural artefacts, paintings and documents. The museum exhibits the various preserved artefacts and remains of the past Kingdom, the various sculptures of the tribal community and the infinite number of coins used in the past. The museum has four galleries namely Archaeological gallery, gallery of Indian sculpture through the ages, painting gallery and tribal culture gallery.
The visiting hours of the museum is 10 am til 1 pm and from 2 pm til 5 pm. All the Sundays and the gazetted holidays are closed.

Tripura Sundari Temple
According to the Hindu mythology, this temple was built as a belief in the one of the Pithasthans. Pithasthans are the places where the different pieces of the body of the Goddess Sati fell when Lord Vishnu cut it. It is also believed that the 'right foot' of Goddess Sati fell at this place. The temple has a conical dome with a square shaped sanctum typical of the Bengali hut. There is also a lake, 'Kalyan Sagar' on the eastern side where fishes and tortoises of huge size thrives. Devotees of the temple feed these aquatic creatures with puffed rice called 'muri' and biscuits but fishing is completely prohibited.

Dumboor Lake
Located around 120 kms away from Agartala, a majestic lake covers 41 sq. Km. The charm of the lake is the very wide and thriving green vegetation and the 48 islands on the lake. It is the confluence of the two rivers, Raima and Sarma. Anyone interested in bird-watching can visit the lake in the winter and watch the various species of birds. Apart from this, the State tourism has also started water sports in this lake.

Neermahal
Maharaja Birbikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur built the palace as a summer resort in the year 1930 with the help of the British engineers by the name of Martin & Burn Co. This grand lake palace was constructed in the middle of the natural lake, 'Rudrasagar'. There are two wings of the palace, the western side which is called the Andar Mahal lived by the royal family and the eastern side which was used by the security personnel and servants. On the western side of the palace, there is a open stage amid a beautiful garden where drama, event etc used to be held in olden times. The palace has been taken over by the State Tourism and brought on some renovations like the floodlights which gave it a new look and an additional light and sound show depicting the historical and cultural heritage of Tripura will soon be held in the future. If the tourist want to visit the palace, they can take a pleasant boat ride through the lake which is home to the beautiful lily-pads, buzzing dragonflies, quaking ducks, migratory birds and diving cormorants.

Fourteen Goddess Temple
Located around 14 kms from Agartala in a place known as Old Agartala, this is a sacred temple where thousands of pilgrims and devotees flock during the month of July in the festival of Kharchi Festival. During the reign of Maharaja Krishna Manikya, when the battle with Shamsher Gazi continued for a long time, he shifted the capital which was Udaipur at that time to Old Agartala. Every year during this festival, a boat race is also organised.