Abhoynagar, also known as ''Abhaynagar, Abhoinagar, Abhainagar'', is a town in

Agartala Agartala (, , ) is the capital and the List of cities and towns in Tripura, largest city of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tripura, situated on the banks of Haora River, Haora/Saidra River, about east of the border ...

Tripura Tripura () is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a populat ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

Meitei people in Tripura The Meitei people (), also called Manipuri people (), is one of the minority ethnic groups in Tripura. Meiteis call the land of Tripura as "Takhel" () or "Takhen" () in their language. In September 2020, their population was estimated to be app ...

mainly worship their traditional deity Puthiba in this place, and celebrate state level

Lai Haraoba in Tripura Lai Haraoba (, ) is a traditional ritual Meitei festival observed by the Meitei people in Tripura, as well as in other regions of Northeast India. The name translates to "merrymaking of the gods" and the festival is primarily dedicated to the Uma ...

, which is recognised by the

Government of Tripura The Government of Tripura, also known as the State Government of Tripura, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Tripura and its 8 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor ...

as an official state holiday. Historically, the cult and the shrine of the deity was established by Tulshibati (), one of the

Meitei queens of Tripura The royal marriage alliances between the Meitei royal family, Ningthouja dynasty () of Manipur kingdom and the Manikya dynasty of Tripura kingdom brought good relationship between the two states as well as assimilation of the two cultures. Th ...

's King Radhakishore Manikya (r. 1896–1909).Manipur, Past and Present: The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civilization. India: Mittal Publications, 1988. p. 6, 23-24Sinha, Astamika; Datta, Debasish. "The matrimonial relationship of the manikyas of Tripura with Manipur". International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research , socialsciencejournal.in (in English and Manipuri). Volume 8, Issue 6, 2022. pp. 62–66.Singha, Memchaton (2014-01-01). "Matrimonial Alliances between the Royal Houses of Tripura and Manipur in the Days of Monarchy". History Research Network (Forthcoming) (in English and Manipuri). 1 (1). International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies (IJHSSS): 25–33.

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