~5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station: Jolaibari Railway Station
~120 km distance
Nearest Airport: Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport, Agartala
~2.5 km distance
Nearest Bus Station: Jolaibari Bus Stand
The site is situated at a distance of about 105 km from Agartala and around 61km from Udaipur, the southern part of Jolaibari, South Tripura District. The brick-built stupa is famous for its ancient Buddhist remains. It may be presumed that the extensive plains of Tripura were under the control of several dynasties that ruled in Eastern Bengal and Samatata in the ancient period.
The complete plan of brick-built stupa was exposed after four seasons of excavation during 1984-85, 1998-1999, 1999-00 and 2000-01. The stupa is cruciform in plan with pancharatha order, although the superstructure had been badly damaged. The central shrine has four entrances and four attached small square cells in all cardinal directions and a wide pradaksinapatha (the circumambulatory path) running around.
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The outer walls of the basement are decorated with friezes of terracotta plaques. depicting images of various gods and goddesses, human figurines, animals, birds and mythological features. Human beings are shown as dancers, musicians, archers, warriors etc. Animals include snake, fish, makara, horse, elephant, tiger, deer, bull, buffalo, monkey, boar etc; and birds include ducks, peacocks, parrots, eagle etc. One notable sculpture found in this complex is an image of Avalokitesvara flanked by Tara and Hayagriva.
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During the excavation, sculptures of Buddhist deity were found. Among the notable sculptures, an image of Avalokitesvara flanked by Hayagriva and Tara deserves mention. Besides the sculptures, a large number of terracotta plaques decorated with different motifs have been recovered. On stylistic grounds, the monument may be dated to c. 9th-10th century CE.
Reference:
1. IAR 1984-85, pp. 78-79.
2. IAR 1998-99, p. 159-161.
3. IAR 1999-00, p. 155.
4. IAR 2000-01, pp. 117-119.
5. Tripura through the ages, Roychoudhury