Tripura is a state in northeast India, where it is surrounded on 3 sides by Bangladesh, and home to a diverse blend of tribal cultures and religious groups. Agartala the capital of Tripura, the imposing Ujjayanta Palace is set amid Mughal gardens, and Gedu Mia’s Mosque has white marble domes and towers. South of the city, where Neermahal summer palace sits in the central of Lake Rudrasagar and blends Hindu and Islamic architectural styles.

To the southeast, where the tortoise-shaped Hindu Tripura Sundari Temple sits just outside the city of Udaipur on the shores of the large Kalyan Sagar Lake. Beyond south, where Mahamuni Pagoda with its golden towers are a noteworthy Buddhist pilgrimage site. Halfway between Agartala and Udaipur, spectacled monkeys and clouded leopards can be spotted midst the greenery of Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary. To the east, elephants and primates with gibbons and slow lorises live at the Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary. Neighboring Dumboor Lake is home to many species of water birds.