India Tripura Complete Guide 2026: Agartala, Unakoti, Neermahal, Ujjayanta Palace, Tribal Bengali Heritage
Browse more guides: India travel | Asia destinations India Tripura Complete Guide 2026: Agartala, Unakoti, Neermahal, Ujjayanta Palace, Bengali Tripuri Heritage TL;DR I spent eighteen days in Tripura, the small Northeast state wrapped on three sides by Bangladesh, and came back convinced it deserves a slot on any South Asia plan. Ujjayanta Palace anchors Agartala, Unakoti holds 30 metre rock-cut Shiva faces, Neermahal sits on Rudrasagar Lake, and Tripuri villages share roads with Bengali towns. Eight days works. Why Visit Tripura in 2026 Tripura earned its place on my 2026 list for five overlapping reasons. First, Ujjayanta Palace, built in 1901 under Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya II of the Bardhamana Manikya line, anchors a 28 acre Indo-Saracenic compound in central Agartala and now houses the Tripura State Museum since 1976. Second, Unakoti carries a 2022 UNESCO Tentative listing for its rock-cut Shiva sculptures dated to the 7th and 8th centuries CE, including a 30 metre cen...