Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived in Agartala on Monday to take part in the Prana Pratishtha ceremony of the Maa Chinmayi Soundarya Temple in Mohanpur, West Tripura, scheduled for April 21 at Fakira Mura. The consecration coincides with the observance of Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti and is expected to draw devotees and spiritual seekers from across the region.
Amit Rakshit, president of the Chinmaya Seva Trust under Chinmaya Mission International, said both the Prana Pratishtha and Kumbha Abhishekam rituals will be performed during the event. Several prominent dignitaries are expected to attend, including Tripura Governor Indra Sena Reddy Nallu and Chief Minister Manik Saha, organisers said.
Organisers believe the presence of the RSS chief and other national figures will add to the ceremony’s significance. Rakshit described the new temple as a distinctive spiritual structure dedicated to Maa Tripura Sundari. It is constructed with 27 black stone pillars sourced from Tamil Nadu, a design intended to symbolise the 27 Nakshatras of Hindu astrology. The temple deliberately has no conventional roof, symbolising an open link to the divine.
Inside the sanctum stands a 15-foot black stone idol of the deity, accompanied by a smaller idol modelled after the famed Tripura Sundari Temple for daily worship. The complex includes inscriptions of Saundarya Lahari and other devotional texts. Priests from Nepal, selected through a rigorous process, have been chosen to officiate the rituals to ensure authenticity and adherence to tradition.
Tuesday’s ceremony is being presented by organisers as a milestone for Tripura’s spiritual landscape, combining devotion, heritage and architectural symbolism. With national leaders and spiritual figures converging on Fakira Mura, the site is expected to become a new focal point of faith and cultural pride.
For context, the historic Tripura Sundari temple — one of the 51 Shakti Peethas — is located in Udaipur in southern Tripura’s Gomati district. Developed under the Union Tourism Ministry’s Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) scheme, the 524-year-old shrine was recently redeveloped at a cost exceeding Rs 54 crore. The Central government contributed Rs 34.43 crore while the Tripura government provided Rs 17.61 crore. Built in 1501 by Maharaja Dhanya Manikya, the temple is counted among the 51 Shakti Peethas and is cited as the third such major shrine in eastern India after Kalighat in Kolkata and Kamakhya in Guwahati. Following 517 years of monarchy, the princely state of Tripura merged with the Indian Union on October 15, 1949, after an agreement signed between Kanchan Prabha Devi and the then Governor-General of India.
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Publish Date: 2026-04-20 21:58:00
