The Kamakhya Temple (Assamese
: কামাখ্যা মন্দিৰ) is a Hindu temple
dedicated to the mother goddess
Kamakhya
, one of the oldest of the 51 Shakti Pitha
.s, Situated on the Nilachal Hill in western part of Guwahati
city in Assam
, India
it is the main temple in a complex of individual temples dedicated to the ten Mahavidyas: Bhuvaneshvari
, Bagalamukhi
, Chinnamasta
,Tripura Sundari
, Tara
, Kali
, Bhairavi
, Dhumavati
, Matangi
and Kamala
. Among these, Tripurasundari, Matangi and Kamala reside inside the main temple whereas the other seven reside in individual temples. It is an important pilgrimage destination for general Hindu and especially for Tantric
worshipers.
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