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   Mui Borok - The traditional cuisine of  tripura  The traditional cuisine of the state of Tripura is Mui Borok as it is affectionately called by its people. You will always find one ingredient in the traditional food plate of Tripurian people, Berma. Berma is dried and fermented fish which is surely a Tripura's favourite. Tripuri people loves to eat different types of fresh vegetables from hill. In their food menu, Bamboo Shoots are one of the traditional dish which they call "Muya" in their Kokborok Language. The use of dry fish is common in their daily cuisine. Sticky rice which is one of the traditional food of Tripuri People and they eat sticky rice in different ways including Awang Bangwi/ Awang Bwthai,Awang Sokrang, Awang Phanswi, Phap ni Awang and Awang Belep Eight Traditional Recipes or Cuisines which Tripuri People eat in their daily life. Chakhwi  Gudok Bermabwtwi Mosdeng Awandru Mwkhwikwtwi Serma Thokmui Awang Bangwi Awang Bangwi or Awang Bwthai whi...
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                           Tripuri People  The Tripuri (also known as Tripura, Tipra, Tiprasa, Twipra, Tipperah) are a Tibeto-Burman-speaking ethnic group of Northeast Indian state of Tripura. They are the descendants of the inhabitants of the Twipra/Tripura Kingdom in North-East India and Bangladesh. The Tripuri people through the Manikya dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Tripura for ~450 years until the kingdom joined the Indian Union on 15 October 1949 Tripuris are the native people of Tripura having its own unique and distinct rich culture, tradition, and history. They were able to expand their influence as far south as Chittagong Division, as far west as Comilla and Noakhali (known during the British period as "plains Tipperah") and as far north as Sylhet Division (all in present Bangladesh). Chittagong Hill Tracts was the part of Tipperah Kingdom till British took control of the Indian subcontinent. In the year ...
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                   The Ujjayanta Palace  The Ujjayanta Palace also known as Nuyungma, in Tripuri,is the former royal palace of Tripura kingdom built by Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya in 1901.It housed the State Legislative Assembly up to 2011. At present, it is the State Museum of Tripura, which is located in the capital Agartala The palace was constructed between 1899 and 1901 by Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya Debbarma and stands on the banks of two lakes surrounded by gardens inspired by the European style. It was the home of the ruling Manikya dynasty until Tripura's merger into India in October 1949. The palace was purchased from the royal family by the Government of Tripura in 1972–73 for Rs. 2.5 million, and used to house the State Legislative Assembly until July 2011. Ujjayanta Palace is now a State Museum and it primarily showcases the lifestyle, arts, culture, tradition and utility crafts of communities residing in northeas...
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                       Chabimura , Tripura Rock craving of Durga in Chabimura  Chabimura also known as Chakwrakma or Chakrakma is famous for its panels of rock carving on steep mountain wall on the bank of Gomati river in Indian state Tripura.There are huge carved images of Shiva, Vishnu, Kartika, Mahisasura Mardini Durga and other Gods and Goddesses.            It is situated on the bank of Gomati river at Haakwchak or Haakchak, Amarpur subdivision under Gomati district, 82 km away from main city and capital Agartala, Tripura, India, 30 km away from Udaipur and 7.5 km away from Amarpur.   The biggest idol of Maa Durga in rock carvings is about 20 feet high. The carvings images date back to 15-16th centuries. Beautiful images are curved with a lot of dexterity on the rocky faces of Devtamura which is steep at 90 degrees. The hill ranges are covered with thick jungles and one can reac...
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Neermahal                                       Twijilikma Nuyung   Neermahal also known as Twijilikma Nuyung ( Literally: "Water Palace" ) is a former royal palace of Tripura Kingdom, built by Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya bahadur in 1930.It is also the largest water palace in India. The palace is situated in the middle of Rudrasagar Lake ( Twijilikma ), in Melaghar 53 kilometers away from Agartala, the capital of Tripura.     It is a type of Palace , which is a Hindu and Mughal architectural style . Talking about its location it is located in Rudrasagar lake , Melaghar , Tripura , India . The was constructed in 1930 and stopped in 1938 . The design and construction of the Palace were done by the main contractor Martin and Burns . It is known for the Largest water Palace in India . Old Image of  Neermahal or Twijilikma Nuyung before renovation    ...
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 Udaipur , Matabari , Tripura Ma tabari is a stunning temple located 50 km from agartala in the state of Tripura . Housing the most auspicious of temples in tripura , the Tripureswari Mandir it is no wonder that pilgrims flock here in the thousands .Most importantly it is considered one of the 51 Shakti Peethas which are described in the Puranas         The Temple is located approximately 3kms south to udaipur town . It is popularly known as the Temple of Tripura Sundari  or Matbari . Maharaja Dhanya Manikya founded the Tripura Sundari in the year 1501  king Dhany manikya built the temple here at Matabari . It is stated in the Rajmala that the king arranged to have a vastu puja ceremony to build a temple at the site of the present day temple .As the story goes , one night the king had a dream in which Devi Bhagavati told him to fetch the idol of the goddess from chittagong which is in Bangladesh and to install it in new temple . Eventually the ido...