AMBUBACHI MELA

Current Context: Recently, Thousands of devotees gather annually in mid‑June during monsoon for the Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya Temple, Assam’s major Shakti worship event.

 ABOUT AMBUBACHI MELA:

• It is an annual Hindu fair held during Monsoon at the Kamakhya Temple in Assam.
• Kamakhya Temple is situated on the Nilachal Hills near Guwahati.
• Temple is one of the major centers for Tantric worship and is one of the biggest Shakti shrines.
• The festival symbolizes fertility, the arrival of the monsoon, and the traditional belief of the Earth as a fertile woman across cultures.