Jagannath Temple, Agartala,
Tripura
Jagannath
Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated
to the Lord Vishnu located in the Ujjayanta
Palace ground in the city of Agartala
in West Tripura District in the Indian state of Tripura. The Temple is dedicated to Hindu Gods Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra.
History
The
Temple was built by the Radha Kishore Manikya, Maharaja of Tripura
of the Manikya Dynasty in the 19th century. It is widely believed
that the Neel Madhav idol that is consecrated at Puri was donated from the
Jagannath Bari Mandir of Tripura.
The Temple
This
Temple is situated in the Ujjayanta Palace grounds. The base of the Jagannath
temple is an octagon in shape with brightly coloured orange walls. This Temple has
four stories and adorned with bright orange stepped up Shikharas. The Sanctum
houses idols of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra.
Festivals
The
Ratha Yatra, the annual festival of the temple, is an important festival that
is celebrated with great zeal and fervour and is attended by hundreds of
devotees each year.
Connectivity
The
Temple is located at about 2.5 Kms from Nagerjala Bus Station, 7 Kms from
Agartala Railway Station and 11 Kms from Agartala Airport. 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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