MATABARI, UDAIPUR, October 23 (TIWN): Matabari is buzzing with Diwali festivity, illumination lighting, long line of devotees, food stalls, "peda" sweet shops, hotels making delicious food items for devotees. In view of mutiple threats from different corners, this years Diwali Festival security is tight. Two thousands plus security personnel, TSR jawans, volunteers manning every check points and approach roads to temple. Matabari Diwali Festival's continuous monitoring of rush traffic flow is being monitored by CCTV cameras. Since Thrusday morning, long queues of devotees, sadhus, children, chanting of religious songs filled air with festivities. A temporary TSR camp, 15 watch towers by Police and hundreds of volunteers keeping arrangements in good shape. Kali Puja will begin late on Thrusday night.
TRIPURAINFOWAY.com wishes all its readers, well wishers worldwide A VERY HAPPY DIWALI ! May Goddess Tripureshwari bless Tripura and its people prosperity, happiness in this Festival of Light so that all dark evils days of corruption by officials, politicians bite its dead end.

Devotees queued up for darshan of Maa Tripureshwari. TIWN Pic Oct 23 by Kiran Bhowmik

Earlier Thrusday Morning News on Matabari Diwali Festival Preparation from Udaipur 

Administration is all set for Diwali, undoubtedly the greatest festival of Tripura. Apart from this Kali Puja/Diwali Festival is also known as the Kumbha of NorthEast with more than 5 lakhs devotees and tourists from different parts of the country as well as Bangladesh expected to gather this year. For the interests of pilgrims and tourists more than 2000 police personnel will be deployed only in Tripura sundari temple and fair complex . Moreover,police personnel with civilian clothes too will be  there to provide safety and security. On Wednesday DM Gomati, SP Gomati, Chairman of Diwali Mela committee MLA Madhab Saha,SDM Udaipur Ajit Debnath and SDPO Ratan Kumar Das and other officials remained busy throughout the day to supervise the overall preparations.

Workers were busy whole night to make all the Govt stalls and commercial stalls ready just before Thrusday. The entire temple and fair complex will be monitored through CCTV.

15 Police Watch Towers have already been in service. In the temple complex a TSR temporary camp also has been set up. Apart from that, volunteers of NCC, Disaster Management Team and Quick Response Team as well as Mobile Medical unit too will be available during the two day long festival. Cultural teams will perform non-stop to entertain the crowds. The temple and its surroundings have been illuminated with lights. Historical Udaipur is now waiting to receive lakhs of pilgrims in Matabari. Sadhus from various parts of the country have started to throng into MataBari. The world famous 'Pera' of MataBari made from Kheer are ready for customers.

Maa Tripureshwari on Thrusday morning. TIWN Pic Oct 23 by Kiran Bhowmik

    Speaking to TIWN on Wednesday night SP Gomati Sankar Debnath said," We have prepared fully for the lakhs of tourists and devotees. Our forces will be on every possible places from early morning of Thursday. A few top level police officials too will monitor the overall security arrangement. " It is learnt that IG (Law & Order)  Anurag Dhyankar and DIG Southern Range Uttam Kumar Majumder will remain present at Matabari . Moreover, High Court Justice Subhasish Talapatra too is expected to come to MataBari on Thursday.