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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 Gods and Goddessess, together called the Chaturdasha Devata, by King Krishna Manikya Debbarma of Tripura and these deities are ceremoniously worshipped during Kharchi Puja. The Kokborok names of the fourteen deities are Lampra, Akhatra, Bikhatra, Burasa, Thumnairok, Bonirok, Sangroma, Mwtaikotor, Twima, Songram, Noksumwtai, Mailuma, Khuluma and Swkalmwtai.
Hindu temples in Tripura Dhalai West Tripura Chaturdasha Temple • Kamalasagar Kali Temple • Mata Tripureswari Temple • Fourteen Goddess Temple
North Tripura Unokoti
South Tripura Bhuvaneswari Hindu Temple • Tripura Sundari Temple
Categories:- Hindu temples in Tripura
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