Kasbeswari Kali (image of ten-armed Durga as Mahishasuramardini)ManikyaBengal
Sacred since
1490 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
17th c. structure; founded under Dhanya Manikya
Manikya
History & significance
A hilltop Kali shrine above Kamalasagar lake near the Bangladesh border, about 27 km from Agartala, founded by the Tripura ruler Dhanya Manikya who also had the lake excavated; the present building is of the 17th century. Its sandstone image is 15th-century work, with a Shivalinga carved at the goddess's feet.