Tripura Shakti Peetha

Tripurasundari Shaktipeeth, popularly known as Matabari, stands near Udaipur in Gomati District, Tripura. The temple is dedicated to Tripura Sundari, a form of the Divine Mother, and is among the state’s most revered pilgrimage destinations. The shrine stands on a hill traditionally described as tortoise-shaped, giving rise to the name Kurma Peetha. Kalyan Sagar, the sacred lake behind the temple, and its revered turtles are defining features of the complex.

In the Shakti Peetha tradition recorded in this database, Sati’s right foot, or dakshina-pada, fell here; some accounts specify a toe rather than the whole foot. The Goddess is Tripura, widely worshipped as Tripura Sundari. The associated Bhairava is recorded as Nala, while Tripuresha and Tripuraksha occur as alternate names. Retaining these variations is preferable to silently combining distinct textual traditions.

The Diwali Mela is the temple’s largest annual gathering. Tripura Tourism describes a two-day fair in October or November that attracts both tribal and non-tribal devotees, many of whom bathe in the temple lake before worship. Navratri also brings special rituals and increased attendance. Matabari’s recognised place among the fifty-one Shakti Peethas, strong living devotion and importance to Tripura’s cultural identity make it the anchor of a wider state pilgrimage circuit and a major destination in northeast India.