Agartala Travel Guide
Agartala is located in the western part of Tripura, astride the Haroa
River. It is 1680 km from Calcutta and 599 km from Guwahati. National
Highway No. 44 connects Agartala to Guwahati via Shillong. It takes
about 24 hours by road from Guwahati to reach Agartala. The journey time
by road between Dhaka and Agartala is approximately 3 hours.
The best time to visit Agartala is between October and April. Towards
the extremes of this period, one might experience a few showers, but
these are quite refreshing. The town is known for its cultural and
historical worth, and one can easily notice bright bamboo and cloth
umbrellas over ponds. Such parasols are part of the tribal customs of
grandsons commemorating the deaths of their grandfathers on their
anniversaries.
Getting There:
Air : Agartala is connected by airlines flights with
Calcutta, Guwahati, Delhi.
Rail: The two nearest railway stations are Kumarghat
(160 kms) and Dharama Nagar (200 kms). Both the stations on the
North-East Frontier Railway, connected with Lumding & Guwahati,
where as Lumding and Guwahati are connected with Calcutta and other
major stations in India.
Road : Good motorable raods connect Agartala with
Silchar- 288 kms, Guwahati 599 kms, Shillong 499 kms, Dharmanagar- 200
kms. Tripura Road Transport Corporation buses connect Silchar, Shillong
and Dharma Nagar to Agartala.
Tourist Attractions:
Ujjayanta Palace, Agartala
This royal house, which stands in the Capital city Agartala covering
one sq.Km. area was built by Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya during
1899-1901.It is a two storied mansion, having a mixed type of
architecture with three high domes, the central one being 86’ high.
The magnificent tile floor, curved wooden ceiling and beautifully
crafted doors are particularly notable. The palace is set with huge
Mughal style gardens, beautified by pools and gardens and tiled floors.
Flood lighting and fountains have also added to its beauty.
Kunjaban Palace, Agartala
A green hillock known as Kunjaban ( a bower) for its scenic beauty
stands to the north of Ujjayanta palace at a distance of about 1 Km.
Maharaja Birendra Kishore Manikya (1909-1923) selected this beautiful
place for building a suburban palace for retreat and constructed a
palace in 1917 which was named as ‘Pushbanta Palace’. The
Maharaja himself being gifted artist is said to have drawn the plan of
the palace and its adjoining garden.
Old Agartala
Five miles from Agartala is Old Agartala, famous for its shrine of the
Chaturdas Devta Bari - temple of fourteen Gods. The images represent,
only the heads of the gods and goddesses, worshipped here, and are made
of an alloy of eight metals.
Neermahal
Neermahal a summer resort built in 1930 by the late Maharaja Birbikram
Kishore Manikya Bahadur is about 55 kms away from Agaratala. It is built
in the middle of a lake called Rudrasagar with a total area of about
5.35 sq.km away from Agartala. It is the only lake palace in Eastern
India.
