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Ujjayanta Palace, the Tripura State Museum
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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:
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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.
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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!
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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.
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| Agartala rail station |
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| Tribal statues in front of the rail station |
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| Entry to Agartala museum |
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| Ujjayanta palace museum-erstwhile royal palace |
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| Entrance to the museum |
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| Ujjayanta Palace-portion where present members of ex-royalty live |
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| Agartala-Dhaka-Kolkata bus passing through border |
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| BSF Forces getting ready for the daily flag down ceremonyal at the Bangladesh border |
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| Bangladesh side |
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| Flagdown at Agartala border |
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| Gedu mia's Mosque-Agartala |
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| Gedu mia's Mosque-Agartala |
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| Malancha-where Rabindranath Tagore would stay during his visit to Agartala |
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| Hilsa fish at Shankar hotel |
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| Entrance to the heritage park |
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