Ambubachi Fair

Current Context : Annual Ambubachi Mela (fair) has started in Kamakhya temple of Guwahati, Assam.

• The festival commemorates the yearly menstruation of Goddess Kamakhya.
• Ambubachi Mela is an annual Hindu fair organised at Kamakhya Temple..

ABOUT KAMAKHYA TEMPLE

• It is located on the Nilachal hills (or Kamagiri).
• It was reconstructed in mid 16th century by the Koch dynasty (original temple was destroyed by Kala Pahar).
• It is one of the 51 Shaktipeeths.
• It is a centre of Tantrik worship.
• Here the beliefs and practices of the Aryan and non-Aryan communities