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Rock-cut carvings and royal lake palaces

Tripura — Heritage & Culture

Monuments, living traditions and festivals that shape Tripura beyond its city sights.

Key monuments

Unakoti rock carvings

Millions of rock-cut sculptures of Hindu deities, local legend says one short of a crore (unakoti).

Neermahal

A lake palace built in 1930, blending Hindu and Islamic architectural styles.

Tripura Sundari Temple

One of the 51 Shakti Peethas, a major pilgrimage site in Udaipur, Tripura.

Festivals

Kharchi Puja

A week-long festival worshipping the fourteen deities of the Tripuri royal family.

Garia Puja

A tribal festival marking the start of the agricultural season.

Culture

A blend of Bengali and tribal Tripuri culture, with the former princely state's royal patronage shaping surviving architecture.

See Tripura destination guides