Fourteen Goddess Temple is in Old Agartala and is primarily frequented by Tribals of the area. The... read more
Fourteen Goddess Temple is in Old Agartala and is primarily frequented by Tribals of the area. The... read more
It is situated at Old Agartala, 8 KM away from the city point, It was built by the tribal Rajas... read more
14 goddess temple is is one of the tourist and religious place in Tripura. Every year in the month of Ashar / July seven days grand festival takes place, then all 14 goddess are taken out for public visit.
In this temple, fourteen Gods and Goddessess, together called the Chaturdasha Devata, are worshiped (these deities are ceremoniously worshiped during Kharchi Puja). It is the religious centre of aboriginal tribes of Tripura ( having Kokborok language). A good place to observe ethnic and tradtional/cultural diversity.
Since it fell on our way we went there .Its small temple nothing new about it just another temple in India with 14 Devi's under one roof for Darshan.Can easily be missed from visit.
As the name suggests, there are 14 different gods and goddesses - Shiva, Durga, Vishnu, Ganesh, Kartik, Laxmi, Saraswati, Agni, Brahma, Ganga etc and all of them are worshiped. The building housing the gods has a weird umbrella/canopy shape. The idols here are hundreds of years old. There were the house gods of the Tripura royal family who relocated these here for safekeeping.
The temple lies a few kms out of town so its best to get a car or auto to go there.
a little far away from agartala, this holy place is a must visit for each traveler who intends to visit northeast Tripura
The 14 Gods presently at this temple were earlier at Udaipur in two temples in the vicinity of Tripureswar Bhairab Temple. In 1770 AD Maharaja Krishna Manikya shifted his capital to old Agartala and images were taken to the new capital and installed in this temple. Though capital was again shifted to present Agartala but the fourteen Gods remained in this temple itself.
Khirchi Puja is a grand mela held here in the month of July with religious fervour and devotion with lakhs of people participating in the celebrations.
There is a lake beside the temple and overall it is a beautiful place. Visit to this temple can be combined with a visit to Udaipur.