Northeast India · Tripura
Agartala, Tripura
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About Agartala
- Inland
Where it is
Agartala, the capital of Tripura, lies on the plains along the Haora River in the west of the state, only about 2 km from the border with Bangladesh.
History
Agartala was the seat of the Manikya kings of Tripura, who moved their capital from Old Agartala to the present site in 1849. Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya built the Ujjayanta Palace between 1899 and 1901, and after independence Tripura merged with India in 1949, becoming a full state in 1972.
People
Bengali is the main language of Agartala, and Kokborok, the language of the Tripuri people, is also official. The Tripuri, Reang, Jamatia and other indigenous communities keep up festivals such as Kharchi and Garia Puja, and bamboo and cane work and handwoven risa cloth are local specialities.
Known for
- Ujjayanta Palace and the State Museum
- Neermahal water palace nearby
- Bamboo and cane crafts
- Kharchi Puja at the Fourteen Gods Temple
Did you know?
The name of Agartala's Ujjayanta Palace was chosen by Rabindranath Tagore, who visited the Manikya kings of Tripura many times.
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