chalet edelweiss Of four Hindu temples around the palace compound, the most fanciful is Jagannath Mandir (h4am-2pm &

has a U-shaped pond (paddleboat hire 10 per person) wrapped around pretty manicured lawns, dotted chalet edelweiss with fine ancient sculptures. The park also contains bumper cars and waterslides (hApr-Sept)! A block east, then south, stands Ganeshgarh temple, which backs onto a ghat overlooking the surging river, a good place for Brahmaputra chalet edelweiss sunsets. Nearly 1km east along the narrow, winding chalet edelweiss riverside lane is Agnigarh Hill

some impressive traditional buildings all set, surreally, chalet edelweiss under two giant mobile phone towers. Shingha Chingyuo village (20km, population 5900) has a huge longhouse chalet edelweiss decorated with mithuna (pairs of men and women) and deer skulls, three stuff ed tigers, and a store of old human skulls. Longwoa (35km) is spectacularly sited on the India Myanmar border, with the headman s longhouse actually straddling the two nations. Despite its popularity with tourists it remains one of the most interesting villages. Chui (8km) includes an elephant skull in its longhouse collection. Shangnyu village has a shrine full of fertility references such as tumescent chalet edelweiss warriors, a crowing cock, a large snake, a man and woman enjoying sex and, to complete the picture, a double rainbow. Langmeang village, with its stack of human skulls chalet edelweiss piled up in a wooden box, is also highly impressive.

Of four Hindu temples around the palace compound, the most fanciful is Jagannath Mandir (h4am-2pm & 4-9pm). Its massive sculptured portico leads into a complex with wedding-cake architecture painted in ice-cream sundae colours. Several royal mausoleums are decaying quietly chalet edelweiss on the riverbank behind Batala market. To get to them walk west down HGB Rd, turn left at Ronaldsay Rd and right along the riverbank. Chaturdasha Devata Mandir (Temple of Fourteen Deities) hosts a big seven-day Kharchi Puja festival in July in Old Agar- tala, 7km east down Assam Agartala chalet edelweiss (AA) Rd (NH44) at Kayerpur.

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