Agartala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the redeveloped Tripureswari temple in Tripura’s Gomati district and offered prayers at the shrine.
The more-than-500-year-old temple, one of the 51 ‘Shakti Peethas’, has been redeveloped under the Centre’s Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) scheme at Rs 52 crore.
The Prime Minister also visited an exhibition depicting the history of the temple, and PWD secretary Kiran Gitte apprised him of the shrine.
The over 500-year-old temple, one of the 51 ‘Shakti Peethas’, has been redeveloped under the Centre’s PRASAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive) scheme at Rs 52 crore.
The temple was built by ‘Maharaja’ Dhanya Manikya in 1501.
