Durga Puja, also known as Durgotsava or Sharodotsava, is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated because of Durga victory over Mahishasur. The over 500 years old Durga Puja, initiated by the then royal dynasty and sponsored by the Tripura government for the past over seven decades, continues to draw devotees from different parts of India and the neighbouring countries, including Bangladesh. Tripura, governed by the Left and non-Left parties since it merged with the Indian union 73 years ago, is possibly the only state in India where the government continues to sponsor an over five century-old Durga Puja, that is also closely overseen by the erstwhile royal family.With ‘Maha Sasthi’ or ‘Bodhan’-the welcoming of the Durga idols - the puja began on saturday at the famed Durgabari temple, located in front of the 121 year old ujjayanta palace , one of the biggest royal mansions in estern India. Jayanta Bhattacharjee (57) , the head priest of Durgabari temple , said a few years after the beginning of the royal era in Tripura, the kings started Durga puja over 500 years ago. \

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Durga Bari Agartala

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Geetanjali Tourism Guest House, Agartala,

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