Soon, explore Pilak, Tripura’s 1000-year-old archeological site

In a bid to beckon travellers, the government of Tripura is all set to develop Pilak, which is a popular archaeological site that is over 1000 years old! One of the seven states in northeast India, Tripura is taking steps to develop the place as a historical tourism circuit along with two other places.

TK Das, Director of the state tourism department said, ''We have created an archaeological tourist circuit, including Chhabimura and Udaipur in the Gomati district and Pilak in the South Tripura district. There is a package tour connecting the three sites.”
The site has been taken care of by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) since 1999. Executive engineer of the state tourism department, Uttam Pal said, "Since Pilak is declared an Archaeological site, no permanent structure can be built within 150 metres of it, but many facilities have been created for tourists outside the restricted zone. The footfall of visitors is remarkably good. The state government has built a tourist bungalow at Jolaibari, near the site.''

About Pilak

Pilak, set in Jolaibari region of Tripura, is some 100 km from Agartala. As per the reports, around 200 people visit the site on a daily basis. Several images and structures from the Buddhist and Hindu sects have been discovered here since 1927. Some of the things found in the region belong from between the 8th and 12th centuries.
Pilak also forms a part of Hindu-Buddhist sites on the tri-junction of East Bengal (now Bangladesh), Tripura, and Arakkan (Myanmar) region.

The tourism circuit starts from Agartala and connects Pilak with Udaipur, which is another stunning temple town in the state. The place is noted for the Tripureswari Kali temple, which is one of the shaktipeethas in India.