Tripura Sundari

Tripura Sundari Shakti Peetha, also called Matabari, stands on the Radhakishorepur hill in Udaipur (formerly the capital of the Manikya kingdom of Tripura), about 55 km south of Agartala. The site marks where Sati's right foot fell. The presiding goddess, Tripura Sundari — the Beautiful One who pervades the three worlds (tripura) — is the sixteenth form of Shodashi, one of the ten Mahavidyas, and the supreme deity of the Shrividya Tantric tradition.

The temple is built in the Bengali-style with a distinctive curved roof (bangla-style) typical of Tripura's royal temples. The inner sanctum houses a red-stone goddess idol on a large tortoise-shaped plinth — unique among Shakti Peethas. The Koch-Rajbongshi and Tripuri tribal communities have traditionally been devotees of Tripura Sundari, and the site represents a confluence of Brahmanical Shakta worship and indigenous northeastern traditions. The temple is one of Tripura's most important pilgrimage sites and receives large crowds during Diwali and Navratri.

Sati's right foot fell here on the Radhakishorepur hill. The right foot in Hindu iconography represents the power of action and auspicious movement. The goddess who arose — Tripura Sundari — is the most beautiful, most auspicious, and most complete form of the Devi, who presides over the three worlds with her right foot as the means of both grace and liberation. She is the Lalita Tripura Sundari of the Sahasranama, the supreme Shakti of the Shrividya tradition.