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NEERMAHAL, ,,,

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                        Neermahal  'The Lake Palace of Tripura' or the Neermahal is the largest palace of its kind in the entire Indian Subcontinent. This architectural beauty rightly derives its name from its location, i.e. the middle of Rudrasagar Lake. It is one of the two water palaces that our country has. The former royal palace is an outcome of King Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur's great perspective. It was the summer palace for king and his family. Even today, its highly ornated structure showcases the glorious past. The surrounding lawns and flower beds add seven stars to the beauty of this place. The evenings at Neermahal are spent watching the light and sound show. It makes people familiar with the cultural heritage of the place and its owners. The historicity comes with a tint of adventure too. Yes, the palace premises also include some water sports activities. This makes it a perfe...
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Kasba Kalibari 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 in front of this temple rightly enhances its beauty. The large ‘Kamala Sagar’ lake dug by king Dhanya Manikya (1490-1520) and the two wavy blue water lakes in front of the ‘Ujjayanta palace’, abode of Tripura’s erstwhile princely rulers in the heart of capital Agartala will form inevitable itinerary of tourists fond of waterscape. Princely Tripura’s erstwhile capital and present headquarter of south Tripura District, Udaipur is also known as a ‘lake-town’ because of the surfeit of large lakes, dug by different princely rulers, that dot the town. These lakes coupled with the river Gomati that flows by Udaipur will enthuse tourists to have a pleasant outing. Location:  From Agartala 28 km and Udaipur 50 km Accommodation:  Comilla View Tourist Lodge How to go there? :  This place is 30 km...
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Tripureswari temple, ,,,,,,,,,

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Maharaja Dhanya Manikya founded the Tripura Sundari Temple in the year 1501. It is said that he actually  founded the temple for Lord Bishnu, but later on due to a revelation in his dream, he carried on the idol of Mata Tripurasundari which is made up of Kasti stone from Chittagong of Bangladesh and installed it in the temple. It is considered to be one of the 51 Shakti Peethas. According to Hindu Mythology, Peethasthans are those places where the body pasts of Devi Sati fall have fallen. As per “Pithamala Grantha”, Sati’s right foot falls here during Lord Siva’s Tandava Dance. All these informations are gathered from the manuscripts of the Temple. But these manuscripts have destroyed during the course of time. The idol of Devi Tripura Sundari is made of Kasti stone which is reddish black in colour. The idol is of 1.57 mtr. long and .64 mtr width and installed on a stone platform. Devi Tripura Sundari has 4 hands, face is a bit longer, and eyes are comparatively small, stand...
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