Kamalasagar Kali Bari
Kamalasagar is around 25 kms from Agartala and hosts a Kali temple by the border of Bangladesh. The Kali temple with the big pond is quite nice to see and seek blessings. The temple shall be crowded on special days. The temple is by the fenced border of Bangladesh. The border also hosts a Sunday market by Bangladeshis, where Indians can buy by the fence but cannot cross. Quite an interesting trade.
Udaipur
Udaipur
Udaipur is an important town in Tripura, located 55 kms from Agartala. Udaipur hosts a number of temples dating back to different periods and architectures. Udaipur, is famous for the Tripura Sundari Temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peets in India. First, we stopped by Jagannath Mandir of Udaipur. The old temple which now a ruin had an amazing architecture of stacked stones. There is a new temple built in front of the ruins. We offered our prayers and come out in few minutes.
Tripura Sundari Temple
Tripura Sundari Temple - this is one of the 51 Sakthi Peet temples. The temple is popularly known as Mata Bari locally. One has to climb about 30 steps to reach the main temple from parking area, The temple is built in typical Bengali style temples. The temple resembles in Kurma shape. The temple pond is called Kalyan sagar, is a big place hosting lots of big fishes and tortoises. Goat sacrifice is very common in this temple.
