Chaturdasha Temple

Chaturdasha Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	West Tripura
Festivals	Kharchi puja
Location
Location	Agartala
State	Tripura
Country	India
Location in Tripura Chaturdasha Temple (India)
Geographic coordinates	23.8413872°N 91.3451919°E / 23.8413872; 91.3451919
Architecture
Creator	Krishna Kishore Manikya Bahadur
Completed	1761

The Chaturdasha Temple is a Hindu temple (mandir) situated near Old Agartala, India, and features the Bengal dome patterned after the roofs of village huts in Bengal. The dome is surmounted by a stupa-like structure which reveals traces of Buddhist influence. This temple was built in honour of fourteen deities, together called the Chaturdasha Devata, by King Krishna Kishore Manikya Bahadur of Tripura in 1761 and these deities are ceremoniously worshipped during Kharchi puja. The Kokborok names of the fourteen deities are Lampra, Akhata, Bikhata, Burasa, Thumnairok, Bonirok, Sangrongma, Mwtaikotor, Twima, Songatrama, Noksuma, Mailuma, Khuluma and Hachwkma.

See also

• Hinduism
• Tripura Sundari Temple
• List of Hindu temples in India

External links

• Google. "Chaturdasha Temple" (Map). Google Maps. Google. {{cite map}}: |author= has generic name (help)