Kamrup-Kamakhya
কামাখ্যা মন্দিৰ
Goddess Kamakhya · Guwahati, Assam
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About the temple
One of the 51 Shakti Peethas (Maha Shakti Peeth) Fertility, protection, and spiritual awakening
Temple information
- Darshan timings
- 08:00 – 17:30
- Established
- 8
- Best time to visit
- Early morning
- Entry fee
- Free
Deity
Goddess Kamakhya · মা কামাখ্যাLord Shiva
- Deity form
- Yoni
- Religious tradition
- Tantric Shaktism
- Sanskrit name
- कामख्या मन्दिर
- Also known as
- Kamrup-Kamakhya, Yoni Peeth
Darshan hours
- Daily
- 08:00 AM - 01:00 PM, 02:30 PM - 05:30 PM
- Break timings
- 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
- Special days
- Extended during Ambubachi Mela
- Festival timings
- 24-hour temple opening during Ambubachi
Aarti & rituals
- Morning aarti
- 05:30
- Midday aarti
- 13:00
- Evening aarti
- 18:30
- Special aarti days
- Navaratri, Durga Puja
- Ritual schedule
- Snana, Nitya Puja, Bhog
- Pooja timings
- Daily morning and evening
- Abhishek timings
- Morning hours
- Special poojas
- Kumari Puja, Chandi Path
- Online pooja booking
- Yes
History & heritage
- Historical period
- Medieval
- Built by
- Koch King Naranarayan
- Architect / builder
- Chilarai
- Construction materials
- Stone, Brick, Lime Mortar
- Historical events
- Destruction by Kalapahar, Rebuilding in 1565
- Renovations
- Multiple renovations by Ahom Kings
- Archaeological importance
- Protected site under State Archaeology
- Legends
- Sati’s Yoni fell here; menstruation of the Earth.
- Inscriptions
- Inscriptions dating back to the Koch and Ahom periods.
Architecture
- Architectural style
- Dravidian
- Architectural period
- 16th Century
- Structure
- Complex with multiple shrines
- Floors
- 1
- Gopuram
- Beehive-shaped Shikhara
- Mandapa
- Large Antarala and Calanta
- Sculptural features
- Erotic carvings, images of deities on exterior walls
- Artistic elements
- Stone relief works
- Construction technique
- Traditional masonry
- Unique features
- No idol; deity worshipped in the form of a natural spring.
Festivals & events
Ambubachi MelaManasha PujaDurga Puja
- Festival calendar
- Lunar calendar based
- Special celebration days
- Navaratri
- Cultural events
- Traditional Assamese devotional songs
- Annual events
- Ambubachi Mela
- Peak crowd season
- June (Ambubachi), September-October
Visitor information
- ✓ Parking
- ✓ Restrooms
- ✓ Drinking water
- ✓ Shoe keeping
- ✓ Prasadam counter
- ✓ Annadanam
- Entry fee
- Free
- Dress code
- Traditional
- Best time to visit
- Early morning
- Parking capacity
- 100 cars
- Parking fees
- Minimal
- Donation counters
- Yes
- Donation methods
- Cash, UPI, Online
- Prasadam
- Dry fruits, Sindoor, Cloth bits
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