Verified Site TraditionEditorial Framework #4 of 51
Tripura Sundari (Udaipur, Tripura)
त्रिपुरा सुन्दरी (माताबारी, त्रिपुरा) · Tripura Sundari Temple (Matabari) (Tripura, India)
Editorial & Scholarly Protocol: AnantaMarg uses a 51-site Pithanirnaya-based framework for this catalogue. Other Shakta traditions preserve different enumerations and identifications.
Spiritual Significance
A 16th-century Kurmapitha (turtle-shaped hill) shrine built by Maharaja Dhanya Manikya, housing the venerable black reddish stone murti of Soroshi overlooking Kalyan Sagar lake.
Sacred Triad & Field-Level Provenance
Pithanirnaya RecensionShakti (Devi)Primary
Tripura Sundari (Soroshi)
त्रिपुर सुन्दरी
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 4
Sources: pithanirnaya
BhairavaPrimary
Tripuresh
त्रिपुरेश
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 4
Sources: pithanirnaya
Relic / Body PartPrimary
Right Foot (Dakshina Pada)
दाहिना पैर
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 4
Sources: pithanirnaya
Modern Location & Geographic Coordinates
23.5186° N, 91.4994° EIdentified Site
Tripura Sundari Temple (Matabari)
Matabari, Udaipur
State/Province & Country
Gomati, Tripura (India)
Access Guidance: 55 km south of Agartala via NH 8; situated on a turtle-shaped hillock near Kalyan Sagar lake.
Traditional History & Temple Lore
Pithanirnaya identifies Tripura as the place where Sati's right foot fell. The historical brick temple was consecrated in 1501 CE by the Manikya kings of Tripura.
Documentary Sources & Provenance Hierarchy
Tier 1 — Scriptural Texts (प्रामाणिक धार्मिक ग्रंथ)
- Pithanirnaya (Mahapithanirupana) (Verse 4) [D.C. Sircar (1948)]
- Rajmala (Royal Chronicle of Tripura) [Tripura State Tribal Cultural Research Institute]
Tier 2 & 3 — Institutional, Archaeological & Scholarly Sources
- Tripura Tourism Development Corporation (government tourism)
- Archaeological Survey of India, Agartala Circle (archaeological)