The Kamakhya Temple or Kamakhya mandir, also known as Kamrup-Kamakhya temple is a very famous Hindu temple dedicated to the mother goddess Kamakhya. It is one of the oldest of the 51 Shakti Pithas and is situated on the Nilachal Hill in western part of Guwahati city in Assam, India, it is the main temple in a complex of individual temples dedicated to the ten Mahavidyas of Saktism : Kali, Tara, Sodashi, Bhuvaneshwari, Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamalatmika. Among these, Tripurasundari, Matangi and Kamala reside inside the main temple whereas the other seven reside in individual temples. It is an important pilgrimage destination for Hindus and especially for Tantric worshipers.

This famous place of pilgrimage was built around the 10th century and located at a distance of roughly 7km from the main city of Guwahati, which can be easily reached by well-connected roads. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Kamakhya and is one of the prominent Shaktipeeth of India.

One can find that the culture of the temple is well imbibed in local people and they pompously celebrate the Ambubachi festival in the month of June every year to commemorate the annual menstruation of the Goddess Kamakhya. The temple remains closed during this time and opens at 7:51 am on June 26th to outsiders.

This ancient shakti peetha is built in an elongated manner with a circular mandapa at the top, surrounded by lush green zones. Devotees usually come in the early morning to pay their respect to the temple and Goddess and keep their spiritual energy high in the sky. One can also find the lesser known Durga devi temple near the Kamakhya temple.

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