Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Agartala: Destination for Nature Lovers

If you are believer of the fact that the most beautiful thing created by God, to fill human life with peace and pleasure is the nature, and are planning to visit a place enriched with flora and fauna with some exotic natural beauty than the most suitable place is Agartala – capital city of small Indian state Tirpura.

Tirpura it self was estabilied just about one and half century back around the 1838 by the king Maharaja Krishan Kishore Manikya and was become part of India in the year 1956. In 1972 the area was granted the statehood by the government of India. Agartala is situated on the planes of river Haora and just few miles away from the city is the Indo Bangala Border. The main spoken language of the city is Bengali. Though the temperature remains moderate between 10 and 35 through out the year but most suitable time to visit the place is from October to April.

You can reach here by National high way 44 which connects Agartala with Assam and rest of India. By air you can take flight from Delhi, Calcutta or Guwahati.Here you will find some hotels and rest houses for accommodation the rates are very much affordable ranging from Rs. 100 to Rs. 500. Activities of some terrorist groups have become the main obstacle for heavy tourist traffic to the area; otherwise the beauty of the place is sufficient to provide sense of living in the heaven.

State legislative assembly house Vijjayanta Palace was build in the year 1901 is one of major tourist attraction. The construction is based on the mixed Mughal - European style. The main building is surrounded by the gardens and artificial lakes and covering an area equal to almost 800 acres of land. The two orage colored temples Umanneshwar Temple and Jaggannath Temple are situated at the Palace ground. Just 1k.m. away from the city is the Venubhan Vihar – A temple of Buddhasim. You can also visit to Gedu Mian Mosque – a place decorated with broken crockery articles. The State Museum is yet another star tourist attraction here you will find ethnographical and archeological exhibits on display for the tourist there is no entry fees at the place. If you wish to gain knowledge of Tirpura’s tribal groups you must visit the Tribal Museum. In the old Agartala city at the temple of Fourteen Deities a special function Karchi Pooja is celebrated every year in the month of July.

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