Sights in Agartala
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Ujjayanta Palace
Agartala's indisputable centrepiece is the striking, dome-capped Ujjayanta Palace. Flanked by two large reflecting ponds, the whitewashed 1901 edifice was built by Tripura's 182nd Maharaja. It looks particularly impressive floodlit at night, a spectacle that strollers can enjoy for just one hour daily, entering from the relatively grand south gate. To see the palace's comparatively unspectacular interior (now the Tripura state assembly chamber), sign in between 14:30 and 15:00, weekdays (admission free) then report to the caretaker.
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Tripura Government Museum
The small Tripura Government Museum has a variety of tribal displays plus some interesting musical instruments made from bamboo. Several royal mausoleums are decaying quietly on the riverbank behind Batala market. Be discreet as it’s also the burning ghats (crematorium).
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Jagannath Mandir
Of four Hindu temples around the Ujjayanta Palace compound, the most fanciful is Jagannath Mandir. Its massive sculptured portico leads into a complex with wedding-cake architecture painted in ice-cream sundae colours.
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Chaturdasha Devata Mandir
Nothing much remains of Tripura's second capital, Old Agartala, 7km east down AA Rd (the NH44) at Kayerpur, though the small, pointy Chaturdasha Devata Mandir hosts a big seven-day Kharchi Puja festival in July.
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Gedumian Mosque
The curious, mosaic-fronted Gedumian Mosque looks like a mini Brighton Pavilion.
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