Udaipur

Udaipur at a glance
Udaipur is another city in Tripura, beside Agartala and Dharmanagar. Udaipur is known as the lake city. In Udaipur there are many lakes. This city also is a pilgrimage place, especially known for Tripura Sundari Temple.
This beautiful city situated on the banks of Gomati, which is the largest river in Tripura flows through the middle of the town. Udaipur has many historical sites and pilgrimage places. Tripura Sundari Temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, which is a revered site for the Hindus.
Udaipur has its historical importance, it was the former capital of the Manikya dynasty kings. The ruins of the old palace and many historical sites bear witness to this.
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Air
Nearest Airport is Agartala, which is connected to major Airports of India including Kolkata, Guwahati. From Agartala it is 55 kms away (1.5 - 2 hrs drive)
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Rail
Udaipur has a railway station which is connected with many cities of eastern region.
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Road
Udaipur is well connected with many cities within the state and outside the state.
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Tripura Sundari Temple
Tripura Sundari is a manifestation of Parvati, similar as Durga or Kali. As per the Hindu mythology Lord Vishnu dissembled Lady Sati’s human body, her right foot fill in this spot. The temple has constructed 500 years ago, in the early 15th Century by Maharaj Dhanya Manikya Devji. During Diwali festival many people gathered here.
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Bijoy Sagar Lake
Bijoy Sagar Lake is one of the famous lake in Udaipur. This lake is also known as ‘Mahadev Dighi’. Bijoy Sagar Lake is one of the biggest lake of the state.
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Neer Mahal
Neer Mahal is situated in the middle of the lake Rudrasagar. It was established in 1938 by Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore. In this lake place you can see the use of Hindu and Mughal Architecture. People need to go by boat to reach the lake palace.
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Wooden Handcrafts
In Udaipur you can get many local shop who sell Wooden Handicrafts. The local people are very experienced to make the wooden crafts with various designs. They also use many colors in the wooden crafts.
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Silver Handicrafts
Silver products are very common in Udaipur. Many skilled workers of Udaipur make silver products including jewelry and other things. In Udaipur you can get unique design in the silver products.
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Muya Awandru
This is one of the famous dishes of Tripura. Local people use this dish in their daily food menu. For a experience you can try this as a local dish of Tripura.
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Muya Bai Wahan
Another famous dishes of this area. Muya Bai Wahan made with mainly Bumboo shoots and Pork. You should try this while visiting Udaipur.