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title: "Interesting facts about Kamakhya Devi Temple Assam"  
description: "Residing in the deep Neelachal Hill within the capital city of Assam, Guwahati lies in one of the most sacred and ancient architecture The Kamakhya Temple"  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-11-18  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1610/interesting-facts-about-kamakhya-devi-temple-assam  
category: "temple story"  
tags: ["Temple", "Hindu temples", "Indian temples", "temples", "temple story", "Kamakhya Devi Temple", "Assam temples"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Interesting facts about Kamakhya Devi Temple Assam

![Interesting facts about Kamakhya Devi Temple Assam](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0fb4d26a-6569-4c22-9be6-065cda7b1b10/images/752ebe6c-f76a-4edd-a2f6-48543ed87a50.jpeg) ![Interesting facts about Kamakhya Devi Temple Assam](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0fb4d26a-6569-4c22-9be6-065cda7b1b10/images/b7786863-917c-4474-b9ff-4954fca8b81f.jpeg) The Goddess Kamakhya is renowned as ‘Mahamaya,’ and she takes on multiple embodiments of herself depending on her mood. ![Interesting facts about Kamakhya Devi Temple Assam](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0fb4d26a-6569-4c22-9be6-065cda7b1b10/images/143e914b-a814-4293-9016-c4c72aa9f9da.jpeg) It is among the major 18 Maha Shakti Peethas in all 108 Shakti Peethas ![Interesting facts about Kamakhya Devi Temple Assam](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0fb4d26a-6569-4c22-9be6-065cda7b1b10/images/752ebe6c-f76a-4edd-a2f6-48543ed87a50.jpeg) The Kamakhya temple is situated in the region of Kamarupa, where the womb, or Yoni is said to have fallen. ![Interesting facts about Kamakhya Devi Temple Assam](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0fb4d26a-6569-4c22-9be6-065cda7b1b10/images/4d3b9ba5-7e64-4bd2-bb4c-b007b6814a7d.jpeg) During the month of June (Ashaad), the river Brahmaputra passing near Kamakhya turns red. ![Interesting facts about Kamakhya Devi Temple Assam](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0fb4d26a-6569-4c22-9be6-065cda7b1b10/images/d0f34a6c-04e2-4f1e-afa4-bfacb9e4b14a.jpeg) This event is said to celebrate the natural biological process of menstruation and speaks strongly in support of it. ![Interesting facts about Kamakhya Devi Temple Assam](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0fb4d26a-6569-4c22-9be6-065cda7b1b10/images/a86bb8fd-64cb-4a76-8a16-e3f3bc2a5e1d.jpeg) This sacred site extends its purpose in the confines of today’s world. ![Interesting facts about Kamakhya Devi Temple Assam](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0fb4d26a-6569-4c22-9be6-065cda7b1b10/images/62bb29d0-b5c0-4135-b713-941fb07e850c.jpeg) Its beautiful architecture radiates towards more than one prime deity.

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