Kamakhya Temple

The Kamakhya Temple is a well-known journey arranged at Guwahati, Assam. The Kamakhya temple is devoted to the tantric goddesses. Maa Kamakhya or Kameswari is the eminent Goddess of Desire whose celebrated holy place is situated in the core of Nilachala Hill or the blue hall seated in the western province of Guwahati, the Capital City of the territory of Assam in North East India. The Kamakhya Temple is precisely situated on the Nilachala slope in Guwahati at around 8 km from the railroad station. Maa Kamakhya Devalaya is viewed as most sacrosanct and most established of the 51 Shakti Peethas on earth. It is the focal point of broadly rehearsed, intense Tantric Shaktism religion in India.

The God of affection, Kamadeva had lost his virility because of a revile. He searched out the Shakti's womb and privates and was liberated from the revile. This is the place 'love' picked up his power and in this manner, the god 'Kamakhya' Devi was introduced and loved here. A few people additionally trust that the Kamakhya Temple is where Shiva and Devi Sati had their sentimental experiences.

The general compositional state of the present Kamakhya Temple, which was modified in the year 1565 of common era by using vestiges of a stone temple of eleventh & twelfth century A.D. at the site, had been demonstrated out of a mix of two distinct styles, in particular, the customary North Indian or nagara style and Mughal or Saracenic style. Being the core center for Tantra love, this Kamakhya draws in a large number of tantra fans in a yearly celebration known as the Ambubachi Mela. Another yearly festival is the Manasa Puja. Durga Puja has likewise praised every year at Kamakhya amid Navaratri in the fall. This five-day celebration pulls in a few thousand of guests.

History of the Kamakhya Temple
The Kamakhya Temple is one of the oldest temples in the country and hence has a long and illustrious history associated with itself. It is believed that this temple was built during the Mleccha dynasty in 8th - 9th century. The Kamarupa Kings from Indra Pala to Dharma Pala were ardent followers of the Tantrik cult and at that time this temple became an important destination for Tantrikism. The Kalika Purana was composed in the 10th century and it enhanced the importance of the temple as a seat for Tantrik sacrifices and sorcery. Mystic Buddhism or Vajrayana emerged here around that time and a number of Buddhist professors in Tibet were known to belong to Kamakhya. The Kamakhya temple was destroyed during Hussein Sha's invasion of the Kamata kingdom. The ruins remained undiscovered until the 1500s when the founder of the Koch Dynasty Vishwasingha revived the temple as a site of worship. The Kamakhya temple was reconstructed in 1565 during the reign of his son and ever since then, the shrine has been an important religious centre for Hindus across the world.

How to reach Kamakhya Temple
Kamakhya Temple is situated on the Nilachal Hills. You can hire auto rickshaw or taxi from any part of Guwahati. Regular buses of Assam Tourism Department also ply to and fro the temple from various parts of the city. ASTC also run bus services to the temple from the Kachari bus stoppage. The buses operate from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM at a gap of every one hour. You can reach Kamakhya Temple by two rock-cut stairs starting from the bottom of the Nilachal Hills right to the temple.