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Ambubashi Mela in Guwahati with its significance and religious implications has drawn thousands of devotees to Assam. Considered to be the most important ritual of Kamakhya temple of Guwahati, Ambubashi Mela is known as one of the most popular fair and festival in Assam.
This festival is held in Guwahati in Assam and is held during monsoon in mid-June every year. Legend and beliefs dictate that the diety, Kamakhya , or a form of Mother Shakti goes through her menstrual cycle (annual) during this period.
Features of Ambubashi Mela in Guwahati
- During this occasion, the doors of the temple are closed for three days because the earth is thought to become impure during this menstrual cycle.
- As a result, no auspicious work is undertaken during this period.
- Farming, worship and other religious celebrations are not performed.
- Only after the span of three days, the doors are reopened to public.
- The Goddess Kamakhya is bathed to cleanse her and the religious customs are performed to make her pure.
- All the rituals are performed following the belief of the Tantric cult.
Season to visit Ambubashi Mela in Guwahati
Ambubashi Mela in Guwahatiis held in mid June every year.
How to Reach Guwahati in Assam
- You can fly down to Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport of Guwahati from New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai or Chennai. You can also fly down from Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Tezpur, North Lakhimpur and Silchar
- You can avail of train services to Paltan Bazar railway station from New Delhi and Kolkata,w hich are in turn connected to Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram
- You can also board a bus and reach Guwahati from Shillong, Silchar, Dibrsugarh, Jorhat, Tezpur, Siliguri, Sibsagar, Dimapur, Kohima, Imphal, Aizawal, Itanagar, Barpetta Road and Cooch Bihar.
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