The Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati will reopen on Friday after its three-day annual closure during the Ambubachi Mela. Lakhs of devotees are expected to visit the shrine to offer prayers and receive the sacred Angodak and Angabastra following traditional rituals
The Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati has closed for three days for the annual Ambubachi Mahayog, marking the Goddess's symbolic menstrual cycle. Thousands of devotees, sadhus and tantric practitioners have gathered for the event, one of eastern India's largest religious congregations
Preparations are underway at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati for the Ambubachi Mela beginning June 22. The shrine will remain closed for three days during the ritual period marking Goddess Kamakhya’s annual cycle, before reopening to lakhs of devotees on June 26
