Unakoti: Place with 99,99999 carvings of Lord Shiva

UNAKOTI: PLACE WITH 99,99999 SCULPTURES UNAKOTI: PLACE WITH 99,99999 SCULPTURES

Unakoti hills is a heavenly abode with lakhs of sculptures

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Northeastern state Tripura is home to the Lord Shiva pilgrimage location known as Unakoti Hills

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Several myths are connected to this bizarre location, which features enormous rock reliefs honouring the Hindu god

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One of them is that of Kallu Kumar, a local sculptor and devotee of Parvati, the bride of Shiva

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Shiva wasn't too pleased on the idea of him going with the gods to their residence on Kailash Parvat

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Parvati then suggested that Kallu Kumar make one crore images of Shiva over the course of a single night in order to placate him

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Even after working nonstop all night, the sculptor was one short of the specified number and lost his chance

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Unakoti, thus, can be literally translated to one less than a crore.

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