Unakoti (Bengali pronunciation: [unɔkoʈi]), famously known as Angkor Wat of the North-East, is a sculptural emblem and ancient Shaivite place that hosts rock carvings figures and images of gods and goddesses. It is a place of worship with huge rock reliefs celebrating Shiva. Unakoti literally means "one less one crore" or "koti" in Hindi and Bengali means "head" not "crore". In the local Kokborok language, it is called Subrai Khung. It is yet to be recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site (put in tentative list in 2022) and the prime tourist spot of Unakoti District, in the Kailashahar Subdivision of the North-eastern Indian state of Tripura.

In the name of Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple, Unakoti is called "Angkor Wat of the No...Read more

Unakoti (Bengali pronunciation: [unɔkoʈi]), famously known as Angkor Wat of the North-East, is a sculptural emblem and ancient Shaivite place that hosts rock carvings figures and images of gods and goddesses. It is a place of worship with huge rock reliefs celebrating Shiva. Unakoti literally means "one less one crore" or "koti" in Hindi and Bengali means "head" not "crore". In the local Kokborok language, it is called Subrai Khung. It is yet to be recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site (put in tentative list in 2022) and the prime tourist spot of Unakoti District, in the Kailashahar Subdivision of the North-eastern Indian state of Tripura.

In the name of Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple, Unakoti is called "Angkor Wat of the North-East" . These sculptures are carved on a hill of the Raghunandan hills of Tripura.  It is known that there are about ninety-nine lakh ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine idols that can be found here.

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