Unakoti

Unakoti
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	Kailashahar, Unakoti district, Tripura
Criteria	Cultural: i, iv
Reference	6628
Inscription	2022 (45th Session)

Unakoti
Unakoti
Subrai Khung
	The rock wall
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Unakoti
Festival	Asokastami Festival
Location
Location	Kailasahar
State	Tripura
Country	India
	Location in Tripura Unakoti (India)
Geographic coordinates	24°19′N 92°4′E / 24.317°N 92.067°E
Architecture
Type	sculptural emblem
Completed	600–700 CE

Unakoti famously known as Angkor Wat of the North-East,^[1] is a sculptural emblem and ancient Shaivite place that hosts rock carvings, figures and images of gods and goddesses.^[2] It is a place of worship with huge rock reliefs celebrating Shiva. Unakoti literally means "one less than one crore" or "koti" in Hindi. In the local Kokborok language, it is called Subrai Khung. It was put on the UNESCO world heritage site tentative list in 2022. It is the prime tourist spot of Unakoti District, in the Kailashahar Subdivision of the North-eastern Indian state of Tripura.^[3] ^[4]

In the name of Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple, Unakoti is called "Angkor Wat of the North-East". Its sculptures are carved on a hill of the Raghunandan hills of Tripura. It is known that there are ninety-nine lakh ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine (99,99,999) idols found here.^[5]

^ "Unakoti, the 'Angkor Wat of the North-East', is vying for world heritage tag". Hindustan Times. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ "Unakoti Heritage Site | Unakoti District Website | India". Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ "All about Tripura's Unakoti, the 'Angkor Wat of the North-East' seeking UNESCO world heritage tag". The Indian Express. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ "Untitled Page". Archived from the original on 21 August 2001.
^ "Sculptures Of Unakoti: পাহাড়ে ৯৯,৯৯৯,৯৯৯ মূর্তি, ভারতের এই জায়গাটি কি বিশ্ব ঐতিহ্যের ট্যাগ পাবে?". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[1] "Unakoti, the 'Angkor Wat of the North-East', is vying for world heritage tag". Hindustan Times. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[2] "Unakoti Heritage Site | Unakoti District Website | India". Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[3] "All about Tripura's Unakoti, the 'Angkor Wat of the North-East' seeking UNESCO world heritage tag". The Indian Express. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[4] "Untitled Page". Archived from the original on 21 August 2001.

[5] "Sculptures Of Unakoti: পাহাড়ে ৯৯,৯৯৯,৯৯৯ মূর্তি, ভারতের এই জায়গাটি কি বিশ্ব ঐতিহ্যের ট্যাগ পাবে?". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 January 2023.

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