The Kamakhya Temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas in India, where parts of the body of the goddess Sati are believed to have fallen. It is located on the Nilachal Hill in Guwahati. It is dedicated to Kamakhya, the goddess of desire. This is the place, where Sati’s yoni (female genitalia) fell and this is the reason that this temple is famous as a temple of fertility and womanhood.
The temple is also famous for the animal sacrifices and tantric traditions of the aghoris. In this temple you wouldn’t find a statue or idol of maa kamakhya, but as a yoni-shaped stone in the garvh-grih of temple.
Ambubachi Mela, an annual festival is also a point of attraction for this place. it is celebrated as the annual menstruation cycle of the goddess Kamakhya. During this time, the temple is closed for three days to mark the goddess’s menstrual period. Thousands of pilgrims from all over the country come to attend this festival.
If you want to visit this temple, here i am providing you the detailed and practical plan to visit this temple without any trouble.
- How to reach:- If you are coming via train , you should reach either Guwahati or kamakhya station,(Kamakhya would be the nearest). And if you are coming via flight, you should reach Gopinath Bordoloi airport (temple would be about 20 kms from airport). After reaching, next point is where to stay.
- Where to stay:- you won’t find any good or budget hotel at Kamakhya station or lilabari airport. While Guwahati station station have lots of hotels in the back side of Railway station(also called Paltan Bazaar) but the best places to stay would be on the temple area itself, where you find lots of cheap, neat and hygienic hotels.
- How to get darshan in temple: There are two ways of darshan , one is if you want get darshan in short and simple way no much long wait, then get VIP ticket of Rs. 500/- each adult. second is if you are true devotee and doesn’t to endure some trouble the your should go in a normal through general line. The line usually starts at 5:00 am. the more late you do to get in line after 5:00, the more time it will take to get darshan.
