PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates Redeveloped 524-Year-Old Mata Tripura Sundari Temple under PRASHAD Scheme in Tripura.

On September 22, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the redeveloped Mata Tripura Sundari Temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, in Udaipur, Tripura. The project was executed under the PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive) scheme at a cost exceeding ₹54 crore.

      - The ₹54 crore redevelopment was funded jointly, with ₹34.43 crore contributed by the Union Government and ₹17.61 crore by the Tripura Government under the Ministry of Tourism’s PRASHAD scheme.

      - This marked PM Modi’s 11th visit to Tripura and his second visit to the shrine since 2014. He participated in a 12-km roadshow, offered puja, and visited an exhibition on the temple’s history and royal traditions, alongside Governor Indra Sena Reddy Nallu and CM Manik Saha.

      - Built in 1501 by Maharaja Dhanya Manikya, the temple is one of the holiest Shakti Peethas. Its sanctum is designed in the Bengali Ek-Ratna style and situated on a hillock shaped like a tortoise’s hump, known as Kurma Pīṭha. It houses two black stone idols of Goddess Tripura Sundari and Goddess Chandi.

Main Point :-   (i) The temple is renowned for its annual Diwali Mela that draws lakhs of devotees. With redevelopment, daily pilgrim footfall is projected to rise from 3,000–3,500 to 5,000–7,000, boosting local employment and benefitting hoteliers, guides, transporters, and vendors.

      (ii) The temple’s cultural identity received a major boost with the granting of the Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Matabari Peda, the sweet offered as prasad. This adds to the temple’s heritage and strengthens its recognition at the national level.

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