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Guwahati, Assam, June 22-26, 2022 — The revered Ambubachi Mela, an annual tribute to the menstruation cycle of Goddess Kamakhya, will be observed from June 22 to 26, 2022, at the Kamakhya Devalaya in Guwahati, Assam. This deeply spiritual festival, steeped in tradition and folklore, attracts devotees from distant places who come to partake in […]
Guwahati: A tragic landslip was reported on Monday in Guwahati close to Kamakhya Temple after several days of nonstop rain. Due to the landslip, a section of the road in Durga Sarovar crumbled sparking alarm among local residents as there are multiple residences below the road. District administration officials flocked to the scene as restoration […]
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday encouraged pilgrims to avoid visiting Kamakhya Temple at night during the Ambubachi Mela due to the ongoing construction of the Maligaon flyover. This comes after the chief minister set a deadline for the flyover’s completion since it has generated significant traffic congestion since construction began and […]
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma gave worshippers a preview of what the reconstructed “Maa Kamakhya corridor” in Guwahati would look like in the future and informed them of what to expect from the Kamakhya temple. Sharing a video through Twitter, the chief minister wrote, “Sharing a glimpse of how the renovated Maa Kamakhya […]
Guwahati: In yet another road mishap, as many as 27 people were severely injured after a bus carrying pilgrims crashed into a ditch at Rangjuli under Goalpara district of Assam, on Saturday. According to reports, the bus was travelling from West Bengal to Guwahati to the Kamakhya Temple when it lost control and crashed into […]
Guwahati: The Assam Police Crime Branch has detained at least five people in relation to the alleged human sacrifice at the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati in June 2019. The incident took place in 2019 just before the Ambubachi Mela. Nine arrests have already been made altogether in the investigation, with three of them occurring recently. […]
Guwahati: Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee visited to Guwahati’s Kamakhya Temple on Tuesday afternoon to seek blessings on her 45th birthday. She and her family traveled to the sanctuary atop Nilachal Hills under heavy security and offered special prayers for Maa Kamakhya there. Rani’s latest emotional drama ‘Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway’ released in the theaters on […]