Rock Cut Carving in Tripura

The Rock Cut Carving in Tripura is an integral part of the Tripura society and culture. Keeping in sync with the rich art and craft tradition of the state, Rock Cut Carvings of Tripura has always pleased and astonished the art lovers . Several places carries the examples of these extra ordinary expertise. Some of these places are:

  • Debatamura
  • Unakoti
  • Pillak

Stone images have been carved out of huge rocks. The stone carvings of Unakoti date back to 7th century. It is believed that there are one short of one Crore of rock cut images, as the word Unakoti means one less than a Crore. In Debatamutra, images have been sculpted out of rocks with steepness of 90 degrees. Mammoth size rock cut images of various gods can be seen in Debamutra.

In Pillak one can see the huge rock cut figures of Narasimha and Avolokiteshwar. Apart from those stone images, there are several other mall and large rock cut statues in Pillak.

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Arts & Crafts