Abhoynagar
Abhoynagar, also known as Abhaynagar, Abhoinagar, Abhainagar, is a town in Agartala, Tripura, India.[1] Meitei people in Tripura mainly worship their traditional deity Puthiba in this place,[2][3] and celebrate state level Lai Haraoba in Tripura,[4][5] which is recognised by the Government of Tripura as an official state holiday.[6][7] Historically, the cult and the shrine of the deity was established by Tulshibati (ꯇꯨꯜꯁꯤꯕꯇꯤ), one of the Meitei queens of Tripura's King Radhakishore Manikya (r. 1896–1909).[8][9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Abhoynagar Pin Code:799005 of Abhoynagar, West Tripura, Tripura, India". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ↑ "Tripura: 5-day Laining-thou Puthiba Lai Haraoba festival concludes". Northeast Live. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ↑ "Indian cultural traditions keeping us bounded together: Biplab Kr Deb - ENewsTime". 17 January 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ↑ "14th Iputhou Puthiba Lai Haraoba Festival at Agartala. - TRIPURA STAR NEWS". 20 December 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ↑ "Celebration of Ibudhou Puthiba begins at Tripura". thesangaiexpress.com. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ↑ Press, Imphal Free (14 January 2015). "Tripura govt lists Meitei Lai Haraoba as state holiday – KanglaOnline". Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ↑ "Meitei culture upheld in fest".
- ↑ Singha, Memchaton (April 2013). "Manipuri Queens in the Royal House of Tripura". রতিবতি the Echo (in English and Manipuri). 1 (4). Dept. of Bengali, Karimganj College, Karimganj, Assam, India.: 187–192.
- ↑ Manipur, Past and Present: The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civilization. India: Mittal Publications, 1988. p. 6, 23-24