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 
 

The ‘lake palace’ of Tripura, Neer-Mahal was constructed as a summer residence of the royal family. Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarma, of the‘Manikya Dynasty’, which is supposed to be the second longest remaining dynasty in the world today,built this palace in 1921.

    In 1921, the Maharaja commissioned the British company, Martin and Burns to build a unique water palace in the middle of Lake Rudrasagar. The lake palace was designed and built on detailed instructions from the Maharaja himself and blended Hindu and Mughal architectural styles. Marble and sandstone were used extensively and even today, the stand-out is the profusion of balconies, towers, pavilions and bridges. The dome- shaped minars that can be seen from far, also give the Neer Mahal a fort-like appearance. The palace is said to have taken nine years to build.


Every year in the month of August a festival is observed by the locals called Neermahal Water Festival. The festival goes on for 3 days and many colourful cultural programmes and events take place in the evenings. One of the attractions of the Neermahal Water Festival is the boat race that happens in lake. Different kinds of boats participate in the competition. Apart from that, there's a swimming competition as well that is organised during the festival

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