Udaipur , Matabari , Tripura
Matabari 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 idol was brought back to matabari and placed in the completed temple
Diwali at Matabari
The festival of Diwali Puja is held here annually and thousands of pilgrims from around the state as well as further afield flock to the temple to celebrate
Kalyan Sagar is located on the eastern side of the temple and adds to the beauty of the place . Originally this was the natural pond but over past years the Matabari temple committee had been cementing banks . Considered sacred the devotees worship the fish and tortoise which were pletiful in the lake previously . Unfortunately the cementing of the banks has left the tortoise without the natural sandy embankments to lay eggs in and the water in the lake had become acidic . The temple committee has been working haed to rectify this . The carrying of plastic bags have been banned in and around the Matabari Temple area since 1998 due to the impact on the lake by both tourists and locals throwing them into the lake
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