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India Agartala Tour, Travel and Tourism:

Agartala City Guide

Agartala is the Capital of the tiny state of Tripura, the second smallest in the India. Tripura’s identity was established by a 14th century Indo-Mongolian tribal chieftain named Manikya who adopted Hinduism. The British conquered it in 1808, it became a self-ruling princely state, entered the Indian union in 1956 and was granted statehood in 1972. The main language spoken is Bengali and handloom weaving is the primary industry. More than half of Tripura is forested, which should naturally invite nature loving tourists, but unfortunately it harbours many terrorist groups who periodically battle with the authorities demanding separate homelands.

Present day Agartala, the capital of Tripura, was set-up in 1850 by Maharaja Radha Krishna Kishore Manikya Bahadur. Although Tripura is open to tourists, it is best to check with local authorities about the prevailing security situation.

Agartala Travel Guide

Agartala Tourist Map
Agartala Tourist Map


Ujjayanta Palace, Agartala
Ujjayanta Palace, Agartala
Ummaneshwar Temple, Agartala
Ummaneshwar Temple, Agartala
Jagganath Temple, Agartala
Jagganath Temple, Agartala

Agartala Tourist Spots

The main monument in Agartala is the UJJAYANTA PALACE, built in 1901, sporting a mixed Mughal-European style. Sprawling over 800 acres, this huge complex is now the state legislative assembly. It also has formal gardens and man-made lakes. It is not usually open to the public but if you go to the main gate between 3 and 4 pm, you may get an entry pass.

Situated on the palace grounds and open to all are two temples—UMMANESHWAR TEMPLE and JAGGANATH TEMPLE—both of which are orange in colour.

There is a Buddhist temple, VENUBAN VIHAR, about 1 km north on Airport Road. An unusual GEDU MIAN MOSQUE which is decorated with broken crockery pieces may also be visited.

The STATE MUSEUM is on HGB road and its display includes ethnographical and archeological exhibits. It is open from Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm; entry is free. The TRIBAL MUSEUM, located behind the tourist office, is devoted to the memorabilia of Tripura’s 19 tribal groups.

OLD AGARTALA is 5km away to the east. It has the TEMPLE OF FOURTEEN DEITIES where devotees throng in July for the Karchi Puja. It can be reached by autos , buses and jeeps

Venuban Vihar, Agartala
Venuban Vihar, Agartala
State Museum, Agartala
State Museum, Agartala
Tribal Museum, Agartala
Tribal Museum, Agartala
Temple of 14 Deites, Agartala
Temple of 14 Deites, Agartala

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