There are bountiful of destinations in India, with spiritual significance and Unakoti, which is situated in Tripura, is one among them. The literal meaning of Unakoti is 10 million minus 1 (99,99,999). According to the local myth, it is said that the place houses 99,99,999 idols of one of the Hindu Supreme gods, Lord Shiva, who is symbolized for the destruction of all worldly sins. Tourists come here to see and feel the mythological as well as historical evidence of the place during their Budget Holidays. One has to get back to the 8th century to look into the history of the Unakoti.
A myth goes as that, once Lord Shiva accompanied by several gods sojourned for a night at Unakoti, while he was on the way to Kashi. He commanded all of his companion gods to get up before the crack of dawn but unfortunately all of them failed to follow his order causing arousal of the ire of the Lord Shiva. As a result, he cursed all of them to turn into standstill idols of rock. When you visit Unakoti on budget holidays, you will get to see so many enthralling and mindboggling images that carved out of rocks and idols engraved out of stones, which are belonged to several Gods and Goddesses of the Hindu religion.
The spiritual budget holidays’ destination is located Kailasahar region, in the north direction Tripura district. It is situated at a distance of 10 and 20 kilometers from Kailasahar and Dharmanar respectively. It is connected with those to places through the linkage of roads. The Unakoti is 186 kilometers away from the Agartala, the administrative center of the Tripura state. There are a few budget hotels and lodges are available in surrounding places to provide food and accommodation to the tourists at inexpensive rates.
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