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Tripura has
beautiful rock cut carvings and
stone images at Unakoti,
Debtamura and Pilak. Most of
these carvings are huge in size
and made on vertical walls
exposed in the open atmosphere.
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 Unakoti
It is Shaiba
pilgrimage and dates
back to 7th - 9th
centuries if not
earlier. The
marvelous rock
carvings, murals
with their primitive
beauty, waterfalls
are not to be
missed. Unakoti
means one less than
a crore and it is
said that these many
rock cut carvings
are available here.
As per Hindu
mythology, when Lord
Shiva was going to
Kashi along with one
crore gods and
goddesses he made a
night halt at this
location. He asked
all the gods and
goddesses to wake up
before sun rise and
proceed for Kashi.
It is said that in
the morning, except
Shiva himself, no
one else could get
up so set out for
Kashi himself
cursing the others
to become stone
images as a result
we have one less
than a crore stone
images and carvings
at Unakoti.These
carvings are located
at
 a beautifully
landscaped forest
area with green
vegetation all
around which add to
the beauty of the
carvings.
The images found at
Unakoti are of two
types namely
rock-carved figures
and stone images.
Among the rock cut
carvings, the
central Shiva head
and gigantic Ganesha
figures deserve
special mention. The
central Shiva head
known as
‘Unakotiswara Kal
Bhairava’ is about
30 feet high
including an
embroidered
head-dress which
itself is 10 feet
high. On each side
of the head-dress of
the central Shiva,
there are two full
size female figures
- one of Durga
standing on a lion
and another female
figure on the other
side. In addition
three enormous
images of Nandi Bull
are found half
buried in the
ground. There are
various other stone
as well as rock cut
images at Unakoti.
Every year a big
fair popularly known
as ‘Ashokastami Mela’
is held in the month
of April which is
visited by thousands
of pilgrims.
Location
178 k.m. from
Agartala. 8 k.m.
from Kailashahar,
district head
quarter of North
Tripura District.
How to Reach
From Agartala to
Kailashahar by bus
(fare Rs.60/-) and
then by Jeep upto
Unakoti ( Rs.10/-).
From Dharmanagar to
Unakoti by bus (
Fare Rs.15/-) only. |
Debatamura
Debatamura is famous
for its panels of
rock carvings on the
steep mountain wall
on the bank of
Gomati. There are
huge images carved
of Shiva, Vishnu,
Kartika, Mahisasur
Mardini Durga and
other gods and
goddesses. This is
also called
Chabimura. These
images date back to
15th-16th centuries.
Debtamura is
approximately 35 KM
away from Udaipur,
it is situated in
Amarpur
Sub-Division.
Debtamura means
God's peak and it is
a fall range between
Udaipur and Amarpur
Sub-Division. The
place is famous for
images of Lord Shiv,
Goddess Durga and
other Goddesses.
These beautiful
images are carved
with a lot of
dexterity on the
rocky faces of
Debtamura which is
steep as 90 degrees.
The hill ranges are
covered with thick
jungles and one can
reach this abode of
gods only after
trekking through
these jungles.
Location
75 k.m. from
Agartala. |
 Pillak
The place is about
55 Kms away from
Udaipur. It is
situated in Belonia
Sub-Division.Treasure
house of Hindu and
Buddhist Sculpture.
It dates back to 8th
and 9th centuries.
Beautiful images
scattered in an area
of about 10 Sq.Km.
have been found. The
images, terracotta
plaques and sealing
found here reflect
survival of
heterodox creeds and
sects representing
both Hinduism and
Buddhism.
Colossal stone
images of
Avolokiteshwar and
Narasimha have been
found here. Pillak
has become important
from the historical
point of view as
many old stone
images have been
found in this area.
The mound still
found at Pillak, if
excavated, may
unearth many more
images to help
reconstruct the
religion of this
ancient place.
Location
100 k.m. from
Agartala.
How to Reach
By bus from Agartala
to Julaibari in
Belonia
Sub-Division. |
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