Ambubachi Mela

Five persons, two of them from Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, were arrested for allegedly beheading a woman for human sacrifice at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati a few days before the Ambubachi Mela about four years ago, police said on Tuesday.

The annual Ambubachi rituals at Assam's Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati began today, with priests symbolically closing the doors of the shrine for four days.

Assam's famous Ambubachi festival, held annually at the iconic Kamakhya temple in Guwahati, has been cancelled for the second time in a row due to the raging coronavirus pandemic. The festival was to start from June 22.

The door of the famed Kamakhya Temple, seat of the Shakti cult, has been closed for three days starting today, on the occasion of the annual Ambubachi Mela. Elaborate security arrangement have also been put into place. The temple door was closed at 6:12 am on Friday and would reopen at 7 am on Monday, June 25, General Secretary of the Kamakhya Debu...

Five persons, two of them from Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, were arrested for allegedly beheading a woman for human sacrifice at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati a few days before the Ambubachi Mela about four years ago, police said on Tuesday.

The annual Ambubachi rituals at Assam's Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati began today, with priests symbolically closing the doors of the shrine for four days.

Assam's famous Ambubachi festival, held annually at the iconic Kamakhya temple in Guwahati, has been cancelled for the second time in a row due to the raging coronavirus pandemic. The festival was to start from June 22.

The door of the famed Kamakhya Temple, seat of the Shakti cult, has been closed for three days starting today, on the occasion of the annual Ambubachi Mela. Elaborate security arrangement have also been put into place. The temple door was closed at 6:12 am on Friday and would reopen at 7 am on Monday, June 25, General Secretary of the Kamakhya Debu...