Places to see in Agartala in Tripura, India

Ujjayanta Palace, the Tripura State Museum

Our last day at Tripura was spent  visiting a few places in Agartala. As such there is not much to see in Agartala.

I found it a bit overcrowded. After spending four lovely days in the sylvan surroundings in the other districts of Tripura, Agartala was quite a contrast.

Some of the places you may want to visit while in Agartala are:

1. The Tripura State Museum (very well maintained) the royal palace (Ujjayanta Palace) has been converted into a museum. A portion of the palace is with the present day royalty and they live there.

2. The Agartala station architecture is beautiful, it is a must see.

3. Malancha, Rabindranath Tagore during his visits to Agartala lived in a house called Malancha. We were not allowed to take the road in front of the house, we were told that it was a private road and visitors were not allowed. We managed to catch a glimpse of the house from a distance.

4.Flag down ceremony that happens in the Tripura-Bangladesh border at around 4pm. It is a short ceremony of ½ hr and is worth a visit if you have time.

5.Gedu Miar Masjid , this  beautiful mosque has an interesting history. It was build by Gedu who was a Mahut turned motor mechanic. His contract to build the Agartala airport made him rich and he built this beautiful mosque using imported marbles.

6. Shankar Hotel, for food connoisseurs, especially if you are fond of fish, this hotel is a must visit. It is a very small basic eating place, but the food is excellent. They have a lot of options for vegetarians and non-vegetarians (the cuisine is Bengali). For fish lovers, the Hilsa fish in their menu is worth a try!

I am a vegetarian, so this feedback comes from my cousin who absolutely gorged on the Hilsa fish!

7. Heritage Park, we could not see the heritage park since it was closed when we went. Not really sure what it has but i understand that it is worth a visit.

This brings me to the end of my Tripura travelogue. You may want to check out the following from my Tripura travel diary.

Ancient temples in Udaipur, Tripura,India

Chobimura & Pilak in Tripura 

Sepahijala Wildlife Santuary, Boxanagar, and Neermahal, Tripura

Jampui hills in North Tripura is the highest hill range in the state

Unakoti in Tripura, India, is known for its amazing Rock-cut faces dating back to the 11th century

Here are some pictures from our last day, and 5 at Tripura. We did Agartala city on our last day.

Agartala rail station

Tribal statues in front of the rail station

Entry to Agartala museum

Ujjayanta palace museum-erstwhile royal palace

Entrance to the museum

Ujjayanta Palace-portion where present members of ex-royalty live

Agartala-Dhaka-Kolkata bus passing through border

BSF Forces getting ready for the daily flag down ceremonyal at the Bangladesh border

Bangladesh side

Flagdown at Agartala border

Gedu mia's Mosque-Agartala

Gedu mia's Mosque-Agartala

Malancha-where Rabindranath Tagore would stay during his visit to Agartala

Hilsa fish at Shankar hotel

Entrance to the heritage park

Ancient temples in Udaipur, Tripura,India

A temple near Bhubaneshwari temple

The first half of day five was spent exploring ancient temples in Tripura's Udaipur town which is around 55 km from Agartala. We had no idea that Udaipur houses such  architecturally beautiful ancient temples.

We also came across an interesting Badar Shaheb dargah revered by all faiths.

Udaipur used to be the capital of Tripura from 14th century to late 19th century when the capital shifted to Agartala. Before the 14th century, the capital was Kailashahar near Unokoti.

The 2nd half of our 5th day in Tripura was in Agartala. I will take that in my next post, which will be the last post on my Tripura trip.

I am sharing some of the pictures, taken by my cousin Soma and me, of these beautiful old temples in Udaipur.

Tripura Sundari Temple: Locally known as Matabari, it is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas. Sati’s right foot fell here. Goddess Parvati is worshipped here as Tripura Sundari. This temple dates back to 1501 A.D, and was built by Maharaja Dhanya Manikya.

Tripurasundari temple -Udaipur,Tripura

Tripura style of achitecture butresses in the corners

Image of Tripurasundari

Gunabati-group-of temples

Gunabati group of temples: This is a group of three brick temples built by queen Gunavati, wife of Govindamanikya and dates back to 1668.

Gunabati-The temple of the left

Gunabati-The middle one

Gunabati-the temple on the right

Jagannathbari-the only stone temple in Udaipur

The Jagannath temple (Vishnu temple): Dating back to 1583, this is the only temple in Tripura built entirely of stone.This temple is in a dilapidated state now.

Jagannath Temple, Tripura-Totally destroyed on two sides

Man-made tank in front of this temple

Mahadev Bari: This is a functional temple of Shiva.The temple was built by Maharaja Dhanya Manikya.

Bhuvaneswari Temple: This temple was built in between 1667 to 1676 . Bhuvaneswari Temple used to have human sacrifice and Tagore's play Bisarjan is inspired by it (he writes against sacrifice whether human or animal)

Mahadeb bari, Udaipur, Tripura

Bhuvaneswari temple-Udaipur, Tripura

Bhuvaneswari temple, Udaipur,1660

Tagore's statue placed near this temple-his play,Bisarjan is based on this temple

Durgabari temple

Badar Shaheb Dargah, Udaipur, Tripura

You may want to check out our day four at  Chobimura & Pilak in Tripura.