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Ujjayanta Palace, t he 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...

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 bu...