Unakoti Hills

One legend associated with this surreal place involves a local sculptor named Kallu Kumar

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Kallu Kumar was a devotee of Shiva’s wife, Parvati

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Parvati suggested that he carve out one crore (10 million) images of Shiva overnight to appease Shiva.

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Despite laboring tirelessly all night, Kallu Kumar fell one short of the said number and missed his opportunity

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Hence, Unakoti can be literally translated to "one less than a crore"1.

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