Modi opens restored 524-year Tripura Sundari Temple

Temple is one of 51 Shakti Peethas revered by Hindus in Tripura’s Udaipur

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Fulfilling a long-awaited public expectation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday inaugurated the redeveloped Mata Tripura Sundari temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas revered by Hindus, in southern Tripura’s Udaipur.

A senior official of the Tourism Department said that under the Prashad (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive) scheme of the Union Tourism Ministry, the 524-year-old Tripura Sundari temple has been redeveloped at a cost of over Rs540 million.

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