Chaturdasha Devata Temple, in Agartala in Tripura, honours Chaturdasha Devata, fourteen deities worshipped together as the royal dynastic gods of Tripura. It is also known as Chaturdasha Temple, Fourteen Gods Temple.
A unique temple in Indian temple architecture for worshipping fourteen deities together as a single royal pantheon, and historically the state deity shrine of the Manikya kings of Tripura. Built by King Krishna Kishore Manikya in 1761 CE after the Tripuri capital was shifted from Rangamati (Udaipur) to Old Agartala.
Tripura carries a distinct temple identity of its own: A small northeastern state whose temple heritage centers on the royal Manikya dynasty, from a revered Shakti Peetha to the unique fourteen-deity shrine of the old royal capital.
Darshan hours and daily worship
Published sources do not give a single clean daily window for this temple; see the notes below for what is documented.
The sanctum idols are kept covered/closed for most of the year and are ceremonially opened during the annual Kharchi Puja
Festivals and special-day timings
Regular darshan hours are usually extended, or set aside entirely, on these dates.
| Festival | Period | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Kharchi Puja | A seven-day festival beginning on the eighth day of the new moon in July (2026 date: July 21) | The principal festival of the temple, in which the fourteen deities are taken in procession to bathe in the Saidra (Howrah) river before being returned to the temple |
History and architecture
Architecture
Distinctive Tripuri dome patterned after the roofs of traditional village huts of Tripura, topped by a stupa-like structure showing traces of Buddhist influence
History
Built by King Krishna Kishore Manikya in 1761 CE after the Tripuri capital was shifted from Rangamati (Udaipur) to Old Agartala. Worship of these fourteen royal deities is far older, traced back in local tradition to king Trilochan, a contemporary of the Pandavas. Local legend links the deities' arrival at the royal household to a battle against a maddened buffalo, commemorated today in the buffalo-sacrifice element of the Kharchi festival. The fourteen deities are worshipped only as heads (not full body idols), cast mostly in alloy metal with one, Lord Shiva, cast in silver; they are kept behind closed doors for most of the year and brought out during Kharchi Puja.
Planning your visit
How to reach
Located in Old Agartala, near the old royal palace area, a few kilometres from central Agartala city; Agartala has its own airport and rail connections
Where this information comes from
Confidence: Medium. History, architecture and the Kharchi Puja festival are well documented across Wikipedia and the state tourism board, but routine daily darshan timings, entry fee and dress code could not be verified from any source found