On 28th September, 2016,
had a lovely trip to Kamakhya temple. Guwahati looks so green and as we climb
the hill to reach the temple we get a beautiful view of Guwahati. As we wind our way up the Nilachal hill to the
temple, we get a spectacular views of
Guwahati. Standing at 562ft, it definitely holds an air of mystery about the place.
Guwahati is the gateway to the North East of India Gauhati Kamakhya temple
is based 7km out on the west side of the
city.
Counted among the most sacred shaktipeethas (devotional shrines where the severed body parts of Goddess Sati fell), the temple is believed to be the place where the womb of the goddess fell. Devotees believe that, it was in the Nilachal hill the yoni (womb) of Sati fell, And that yoni (womb) took the form of a woman who is called Goddess Kamakhya. Thus, it is also synonymous with supreme female power and fertility. Kamakhya Temple hosts an annual Ambubachi Mela every year, which celebrates menstruation of the goddess. During that period, the temple remains closed for three days. Representing The Female Power of Shakti and celebrating a woman’s ability to conceive, this temple doesn’t have an idol of Kamakhya to worship but a yoni (vagina).
