NE India
Kailashahar
The town beside Unakoti
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Tripura
The town beside Unakoti
Kailashahar, the headquarters of Unakoti district in northern Tripura, is a quiet town on the Manu river close to the Bangladesh border, and the base for one of the most extraordinary sights in eastern India: the colossal rock-cut images of Shiva and other gods at Unakoti, carved into a forested hillside more than a thousand years ago.
The town itself, once a secondary capital of the Manikya kings, has old temples, tea gardens and a tranquil rural setting. It is well worth an overnight to reach the Unakoti carvings early, before the day-trippers arrive from Agartala.
Photo: Tojoroy20 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What it's known for
- The base for the Unakoti rock-cut carvings
- A former secondary Manikya capital
- Tea gardens and the Manu river valley
- The Ashokastami fair at Unakoti (April)
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What to see in & around Kailashahar
See & do
- Unakoti — the giant rock-cut Shaiva images
- The old temples and tanks of Kailashahar
- The tea gardens of the district
- The Manu river and the Bangladesh-border countryside
Getting there
By road from Agartala (about 4–5 hours) or via Dharmanagar's railhead; the nearest airport is Agartala. No permit needed.
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