Pilak

The 8-12th century Buddhist and Hindu archaeological site at Pilak in South Tripura district, Tripura, 100 kilometres from Agartala — a layered archaeological landscape with over 50 excavated sites across 10 square kilometres, showing the Pala-period Mahayana Buddhist and Hindu (Shaiva, Vaishnava and Shakta) traditions in direct architectural overlap. The 11-century Avalokiteshvara seated figure, the 9-century Shiva-Parvati stele, the Narasimha image and over 100 sandstone sculptures of both traditions have been excavated by the ASI from 1927. The site's position between the Bengal plain and the Burmese Rakhine coast made it a transit point in the Pala-period maritime Buddhist network. The Pilak Archaeological Park opened in 2010 preserves the excavated foundations. ASI protection since 1927.