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Diwali Festival
A fair is bei....
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A fair is being held every year at Tripura
Sundari Temple, Matabari in Gomati District during the time of Dipawali Utshav.
Matabari is at a distance of 56 km. from Agartala and located on a hill top is
regarded as one of the 51 piths of Hindu pilgrims. It consists of a square type
sanctum of the typical Bengali hut type and was constructed by Maharaja Dhanya
Manikya in 1501 AD. The lake in front of the Tripura Sundari Temple has added
to its beauty. Lakhs of devotees visit the temple round the year particularly
during the Diwali festival. The District town Udaipur
is also called as temple city.
It may be mentioned here that whether such fair would have been held in the
past is not known. But from 1903 AD on wards a fair began to be held annually
at the Tripurasundari
Temple (Matabari) premises.
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Activities
The entire area will be decorated during the
festival by setting up of arches, gates, columns etc. good number of banners,
flex and scroll will also be displayed in and around Matabari premises area as
well as in Agartala the state capital and whole South District. It will also be
decorated with flag, festoons, flex night illumination etc. A cultural stage
will be setup at Matabari for organizing cultural programmes where cultural
troupes from different parts of the state specially from 19 ethnic the groups
of Tripura will participate. A part from this, cultural troupes will also be
invited from the neighboring states of Assam,
Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur and also West Bengal
and Orissa. An exhibition will be organized by setting up of a good number of
stalls. Many Government Departments, NGO’s will participate in the exhibition.
The traditional cultures of the state will be shown in the exhibition in a
befitting manner. From Tourism also numbers of stalls will be setup for
showcasing different Tourist Spots of the state with adequate information as
regards Tripura Tourism.
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Organized By
Mata Tripura Sundari Temple Trust
DM & Collector, Gomati District and SAVIAT of the Temple
Tripura Sundari Temple, Matabari, Udaipur
03821223520
trp-matabari[dot]cic[at]nic[dot]in
How to reach
The nearest airport is Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport,
which is 70 KMs away.
The nearest convenient railway station is Matabari Rail Station,
which is 2 KMs away.
The nearest major city is Agartala,
which is 60KMs away.
