Chaturdasha
Temple, Agartala,
Tripura
Chaturdasha
Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated
to fourteen tribal deities located in Old Agartala in West
Tripura District in the Indian state of Tripura. This temple was built in
honour of fourteen deities, together called the Chaturdasha Devata.
Legends
According
to the legends, the tyrant King of Tripura was killed by Lord Shiva. Once his
widow, Harabari came to the river to bath and found the fourteen Gods are
chased by a maddened buffalo. She helped the Gods to fight and win against the
buffalo. The Gods decided to visit the palace with Harabari as a token of
gratitude and lived there. Thus, during the annual Kharchi Festival, buffaloes
are sacrificed since then.
History
Udaipur
fell to Samser Gaji, forcing King Krishna Manikya to shift his capital to
Agartala. This temple was built in honour of fourteen deities, together called as Chaturdasha
Devata, by King Krishna Manikya Debbarma of Tripura
in Agartala in 1761 CE.
The Temple
For brief details, please refer below link;
Temple Opening Time
The
temple will not be opened after noon and visitor can only get darshan of the
Gods after 8.00 AM to 12 noon.
Festivals
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Connectivity
The
Temple is located at about 9 Kms from Nagerjala Bus Station, 12 Kms from
Agartala Railway Station and 17 Kms from Agartala Airport. The Temple is
situated on Old Agartala. National Highway 8 connects Agartala
to Assam and
the rest of India by road. The highways (NH44, NH 44A) connect Agartala
with Silchar,
Guwahati,
Shillong, Dharmanagar
and Aizawl. A bus service connects it to Dhaka.
Location
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