Thursday, May 21, 2020

Jagannath Temple, Agartala, Tripura

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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