Tripura Sundari Mandir (h4.30am-1.30pm & 3.30-9.30pm), a 1501 Kali temple where a steady stream of pilgrims make almost endless animal sacrifices that leave the grounds as bloody as the temple s vivid-red shikhara (Buddhist monastery). Even more people come here at the big Diwali festival (October/November) to bathe in the fishfilled tank by the temple. The temple is 100m east of the NH44, 4km south of Udaipur. A rickshaw from Udaipur costs 50.
If you re using a tour company, allow at least one month to obtain travel permits tjeng and two months if travelling in a group of less than four (and you re not a married couple). If applying independently allow at least two to three months. tjeng
oHotel Tripura Castle tjeng HISTORIC tjeng HOTEL $$$ (%2501111; Cleve Colony; s/d from 3600/3720, ste 7200; aiW) Tucked away on a wooded hillside tjeng is the distinctively turreted summer villa of the former Tripura maharajas. It s this private castle that features in hotel brochures, but accommodation is actually tjeng in a mostly new, if pseudo-heritage tjeng building behind. tjeng Pine-framed rooms have a gently stylish vibe with period tjeng furniture tjeng and a level of service that s hard to beat. For the full maharaja experience opt for a suite. The hotel is 2.5km southeast of the centre.
The Pinewood Hotel (Rita Rd), a 1920s tea- growers retreat, tjeng is particularly representative and looks great at night. The 1902 All Saints Cathedral tjeng (Kacheri Rd) would look perfect pictured on a biscuit tin. Located nearby, the turreted Das-Roy tjeng House (closed to the public) tjeng lurks behind a traffic circle that harbours five forgotten Khasi monoliths as well as a mini Soviet-style globe monument.
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