AHOM RAJA'S PALACE
Garhgaon
Sivasagar
GROUP OF FOUR MAIDAMS AT CHARAIDEO


Charaideo
Sivasagar
TALATALGHAR
Joysagar
Sivasagar
RANGHAR PAVILION
Joysagar
Sivasagar
VISHNUDOL
JOYSAGAR
Sivasagar

79. SCULPTURES AND ROCK - CUT RELIEFS OF THE UNAKOTI TIRTHA
DISTRICT: Gomti
LOCATION:Rajnagar
APPROACH:Airport;Railway Station:Agartala

The famous bas relief sculptures of Unakoti carved on vertical rock cliffs, contains colossal sculptures of Siva-head (more than 6m high), Devi, group of rock-cut Ganesha figures along with two standing images of elephant headed figures found in association with an image of Vishnu and the remains can be ascribed to c.8th-9th century CE.

The notable sculptures in round are chaaturmukhalinga’,’kalyanasundaramurty, and Trinity stylistically dated to c. 11th - 12th century CE. Some loose sculptures identified as image of Vishnu, Hara - Gauri, Hari - Hara, Narasingha, Ganesha, Hanumana etc. are noticed here badly damaged.


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