Chaturdasha Temple

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.

Chaturdasha Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictWest Tripura
FestivalsKharchi puja
Location
LocationAgartala
StateTripura
CountryIndia
Chaturdasha Temple is located in Tripura
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Location in Tripura
Chaturdasha Temple is located in India
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Chaturdasha Temple (India)
Geographic coordinates23°50′29″N 91°20′43″E / 23.8413872°N 91.3451919°E / 23.8413872; 91.3451919
Architecture
CreatorKrishna Kishore Manikya Bahadur
Completed1761

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