Devi · Shakta
Kamakhya Temple
Guwahati, AssamFeatured
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A pre-eminent Shakti Pitha atop Nilachal hill in Guwahati, where the goddess is worshipped not as an image but as a natural cleft in the rock, a form of creative power. It is the centre of Tantric worship in eastern India and hosts the Ambubachi Mela marking the Devi's annual cycle. The temple fuses ancient Shakta and Tantric traditions.
- Deity
- Devi
- Tradition
- Shakta
- Location
- Guwahati, Assam
- Region
- East India
- Pilgrimage circuit
- 51 Shakti Peethas
- Established
- Reconstructed 1565
