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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A state of eastern India east of Bangladesh. Tripura was an independent kingdom for many centuries before falling under the domination of the Moguls (17th century) and eventually the British (c. 1800). Integrated into independent India in 1949, Tripura achieved statehood in 1972.
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- proper noun State in north-eastern
India which hasAgartala as its capital.
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The origin of the word Tripura is attributed to the legendary tyrant king of Tripura, Tripur.
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According to another school of thought, the name Tripura was given to the state in honour of the temple at Udaipur toTripureshwari, the wife of Lord Shiva.
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It also believed that the word Tripura may have originated from Tripura Sundari, the presiding deity of the land which is famous as one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, pilgrimage centres of Shakti worshippers of Hinduism.
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Bapi Roy Choudhury/AFP/Getty Images An Indian child lit earthen lamps on Diwali at Agartala in Tripura, Oct. 28, 2008
Celebrating Diwali 2010
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And being engaged in the practice of rigid austerities, and (also) employed in the contemplation known by the name of Yoga, he obtained the sight of the magnanimous god with three eyes -- the slayer of the demon called Tripura; the worker of blessings
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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And being engaged in the practice of rigid austerities, and (also) employed in the contemplation known by the name of Yoga, he obtained the sight of the magnanimous god with three eyes -- the slayer of the demon called Tripura; the worker of blessings (for all beings); the (eternally) existent one; the ruling Being, the holder of the Pinaka bow; carrying in his hand his
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Vana Parva, Part 1 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Bangladesh's Nitol-Niloy group and two Kolkata-based companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) here Saturday to commission the tyre manufacturing industry in Agartala using the natural rubber available in Tripura, which is the second largest rubber producer in the country after Kerala.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Panic spread in Agartala - the capital city of Tripura which is surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides -- as two live bombs were recovered and defused in the heart of the city late on Wednesday.
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Panic spread in Agartala - the capital city of Tripura which is surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides -- as two live bombs were recovered and defused in the heart of the city late Wednesday.
India eNews 2008
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Panic spread in Agartala - the capital city of Tripura which is surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides -- as two live bombs were recovered and defused in the heart of the city late Wednesday.
India eNews 2008
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