There are many temples in the state of Tripura but among many one that stands out for being the collective temple for gods and goddesses is the Chaturdasha Temple.The name literally suggests the abode of fourteen or 14 deities.The specialty of the Chaturdasha Temple is that it was built by the Manikya Dynasty King, Maharaja Debbarma Manikya during his reign in the early day of the Manikya Kingdome. The fourteen or 14 deities who are worshipped in the Chaturdasha Temple were sacred gods and goddesses of the royal lineage which were later incorporated in the Hindu rituals.The 14 deities are built in tribal design and are named in local Kokborok language. The principal deities are Brahma, Shiva, Durga, Vishnu, Lakshmi, Kartikeya, Ganesha, Saraswati, Samudra, Prithvi, Ganga, Agni, Kamadeva and Himadri who are called Burasa, Bikhatra, Akhatra,Lampra,Thumnairok, Bonirok, Twima, Sangroma,Songram, Mwtaikotor, Noksumwtai,Mailuma, Khuluma and Swkalmwtai respectively in the local dialect.
