This temple is one of the 51 pithasthans
in India as per Hindu mythology. As per mythology, Lord Vishnu had cut off the
body of Mata Sati into 51 pieces by Sudarshana Chakra and all these pieces fell
at different places throughout the country and these places are known as pithasthans.
It is said that 'right foot' of Mata Sati fell at Matabari.
This pithasthan is also known as Kurma Pith because the shape of the temple
premises resembles to that of "Kurma" namely tortoise. Inside the
temple, the idol of Maa Kali is kept which is made of 'reddish black Kastic
pathar.' Maa Kali is worshipped in her 'Soroshi' form in this temple. There
is an idol of smaller size of Maa Kali called 'Chotto Maa 'and this image
used to be carried by Maharajas of Tripura during "Mrigaya" namely
hunting and also during war.
The temple consists of square type sanctum of the typical Bengali hut type
structure with a conical dome. The temple was constructed in 1501 A.D. by
the then Maharaja Dhanya Manikya.
In the eastern side of the temple there is a famous Kalyan Sagar where fishes
and tortoises of huge size are found and devotees feed them with "muri"
and biscuits. No fishing is permitted in the Kalyan Sagar.
Every year on Dewali, a famous Mela takes place near the temple which is visited
by more than two lakhs pilgrims.
Location :
55 k.m. from Agartala. 3 k.m. away from Udaipur, district headquarter of South
Tripura District.
How to Reach :
By bus from Agartala to TripuraSundari Temple at Udaipur (Rs.14/-) only.
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