Kamakhya Temple Darshan Booking, Timings, Tickets, Offerings

Kamakhya temple darshan booking is available at the counter within the temple complex. Counter opens at 7 AM in the morning. For Kamakhya temple darshan tickets, There are 2 types of entry –

1) General Queue Entry- Free of Cost
2) VIP Darshan Queue Entry- ₹501 per person
3) For Defence personnel – ₹50 per person

Kamakhya Temple Table of Contents –

1. Kamakhya Temple Darshan or Aarti Timings
2. Kamakhya Temple Address & Phone Number
3. Kamakhya Temple History
4. Kamakhya Temple Architecture
5. Significance or Importance or Facts of Kamakhya Temple
6. Dos & Don’ts in Kamakhya Temple
7. List of Festivals celebrated in Kamakhya Temple
8. Ambubachi Mela 2018 Dates & Time
9. Best time to visit Kamakhya Temple
10. How to reach Kamakhya Temple
11. Kamakhya Temple distance from various places
12. Hotels Near Kamakhya Temple

Kamakhya Temple Address & Enquiry Phone Number –

Adress – Kamakhya, Guwahati, Assam 781010

Kamakhya Temple Enquiry Phone Number – 0361-2734655

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Kamakhya temple history –
Kamakhya temple also known as Kamrup Kamakhya is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Goddess Kamakhya, also known as Kali and Maha Tripura Sundari, the granter of desires. It is situated on the Nilachal Hill towards the west of Guwahati city in Assam, India. There are 51 Shakti Peethas – Kamakhya temple being the oldest one.

According to the Kalika Purana, the Kamakhya temple denotes a spot where Goddess Sati used to secretly retire her amour with Lord Shiva and later came into existence when Shiva was carrying the corpse of his wife Sati and her Yoni fell to the ground. It is the spot where the temple stands now.
The Kamakhya temple was the place of Black magic and Tantriks, where animal sacrifies were observed. The temple symbolizes the fusion of faiths and practices of Aryan and non – Aryan elements in Assam. The different names associated with the goddesses are names of local Aryan and non-aryan goddesses.

The Yogini Tantra mentions that the religion of the Yogini Pitha is of Kirata origin (non-Aryan). There existed a tradition among the priests established by Naranarayana that the Garos, a matrilineal people, offered worship at the Kamakhya site by sacrificing pigs.

Kamakhya temple architecture –

The crown of the temple is oval shaped like beehive having 7 sphires, 3 golden pitchers on blossoming lotus, upon that a golden spire having images of Ganesha and other Hindu gods on the outside. The current structural temple was built and renovated many times during the 8th – 17th century that eventually gave rise to an amalgamation of style that is known as Nilachal type: a temple with a hemispherical arch on a cruciform base.

The temple consists of four chambers: Garbhagriha and three Mandapas aligned from the east to west. The steps that lead to the top of the Kamakhya temple at the Nilachal hills are made of huge blocks of stones, evidently taken from a temple of great relic.

The temple has three chambers: Western chamber is rectangular shaped and is not open for the devotees for worship. The middle chamber is square shaped, with a idol of the Goddess. The middle chamber leads to the holy place of the temple in form of a cave that has a natural water spring flowing through the yoni shaped cleft.
The temple was destroyed in the 16th century and then rebuilt by King Nara Narayana of Cooch Bihar in the 17th century and represents the old Ahom sculpture.

Significance or Importance or Facts of kamakhya temple –
Mythology goes on to say that Lord Shiva was critized in front of Goddess Sati, during the yagna organized by her father King Daksha. Goddess Sati couldn’t tolerate her husband’s insult and decided to die. Furious Lord Shiva carries her body while performing the Tandav dance and travels the universe. In the mean while Lord Vishnu came to save the universe from destruction and cut Goddess Sati’s body with his Sudarshan Chakra. All those places where Sati’s body fell, are called Shakti Peethas.
The goddess is worshiped according to the Vamachara (Left-Hand Path) as well as the Dakshinachara (Right-Hand Path) modes of worship. The devotees usually offer flowers to the Goddess, but still believe in animal sacrifices like goats every morning.
A natural spring that flows through the Yoni is considered very auspicious and powerful and is believed to bless with final emancipation that is Moksha. A Tantrik feels incomplete without visiting the temple once in his lifetime as Kamakhya Goddes is the goddess of Tantras.

Dos & Don’ts in Kamakhya Temple –

– Cameras & Mobiles are not allowed in inner sanctum of the Kamakhya temple
– Please adhere to traffic rules as the temple is situated in Nilchal hills
– During Durga Puja or important festivals, darshan queues are longer than expected. Hence, please maintain calm and wait for your turn.

List of Festivals celebrated in Kamakhya Temple –

Ambubachi Mela 2018 Dates & Time –

Ambubachi Mela 2018 Dates – 22nd June 2018 to 24th June 2018

Temple reopens on 25th June 2018

The Ambubachi Mela, also known as Ambubasi festival is observed during the monsoon season in the Kamakhya temple. During the mela, the doors of the temple remain closed for 3 days for the devotees as well as the pundits. It is believed that the Goddess Kamakhya goes through menstrual cycle, hence the temple remains closed for these 3 days. Devotees in large number wait outside on the fourth days to take blessings of the goddess in form of unique Prasad that is small bits of cloth – part of the angavastra used to cover the goddess’s yoni during the three days of menstruation. The Prasad is considered highly auspicious.
The Ambubachi festival is closely related to the Tantrics and attracts thousands of tantra devotees during the festival.
Almost 20 feet below from the ground level is the most important part of the temple. It is the cave where, a yoni shaped cleft is worshipped with flowers, chunri, sari, sindur and Prasad.
Besides this, a number of other Pujas are also performed in the temple.
These pujas include Durga puja during navratras, Pohan Biya, Durgadeul, Madanduel, Vasanti, and Mansa Puja.

Best time to visit Kamakhya Temple –

Although the temple is open 365 days a year, except for 3 days (In the month of June), the best time to visit is from October to April as the weather is pleasant.

How to reach Kamakhya Temple  –

– How to reach Kamakhya temple by Train/Rail – The nearest railway station is Guwahati Railway station which is only 8 km away from the temple.

– How to reach Kamakhya temple by Air – The nearest airport is Guwahati Airport, Bohjar which is 17 km away from the temple.

– How to reach Kamakhya temple by Bus – The nearest bus stand is Kamakhya Gate Bus stop at a distance of 3.5 km from the temple.

Kamakhya Temple distance –

For Devotee’s convenience, at Darshan booking we have compiled a list that shows Kamakhya Temple Distance from various places –

Hotels Near Kamakhya Temple –

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