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TRIPURA

Tripura is a small state in the North-East of the country. It has wide international border with Bangladesh and, in fact, 85% of its perimeter is international border with rest being ordinary boundary with Assam and Mizoram to the East. This antique land of strange past represents a composite culture with several cultural groups residing in the state. Though the cultural inheritance of one community differs from the other, the manifested efforts have mingled them into a single whole, giving birth to a exclusive cultural genre.

Tripura could be termed as a 'laboratory' of exotic cultural synthesis. Tripura, quite off the compressed track, is a storehouse of tribal crafts and culture plus music and dancing. Tripura has a large number of nice-looking tourist sites including religious sites of Hindu’s and Buddhists. Considering the proximity of Tripura with Bangladesh, it is more convenient for foreign nationals to enter Tripura via Bangladesh with an appropriate visa.

AGARTALA

In the centre of this patch of intense greenery is the capital, Agartala, where gracious buildings were once the palaces of Tripura’s royal family. Rich in flora & fauna, the legendary state of Tripura is a fascinating world in itself. Agartala gained prominence when Maharaja Krishna Manikya shifted his capital here in the 19th century.

Area - 10,500 sq kms.

Altitude - 1280 metres.

Temperature (deg C) - Summer- Max. 35, Min. 21.7. Winter- Max. 25, Min. 10.1.

Rainfall - 22.4 cms (June to August).

Clothings - Cottons in Summer, Woolens in Winter.

Best Season - September to March.

Languages Spoken - Bengali, Kokborak, Hindi & English.

Places of Interest

Ujjayanta Palace, Kunjavan Palace, Jagannath Temple, BenuVan Vihar, Maharaja Veer Vikram College, Old Agartala, Buddha Vihar, Rabindra Kanan, State Museum.

Excursions

Sephahijala Wild-life Sanctuary- 33 kms, Rudra Sagar (Neer Mahal)- 60 kms, Kamala Sagar- 27 kms, Bramhakund- 48 kms, Udaipur- 52 kms, Deotamura- 70 kms, Dumbur- 110 kms, Pilak- 100 kms, Jampui Hills-250 kms, Unakoti- 200 kms, Tripura Undari Temple- 67 kms.

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STATES OF EAST INDIA

• Andaman & Nicobar
• Arunachal Pradesh
• Assam
• Bihar
• Manipur
• Meghalaya
• Mizoram
• Nagaland
• Orissa
• Sikkim
• Tripura
• West Bengal