Kamkhya Temple

The Kamakhya Temple is situated on the Nilachal Hill in the western part of the city Guwahati in Assam, India is known as one of the ancient Shakti Peeth. The Kamkhya temple is the main temple, in the complex, where there are also individual temples dedicated to different forms of Mother goddess as Dasa Mahavidya and which also includes Bhuvanesvari, Bagalamukhi, Chinnamasta, Tara and Tripura Sundari. This place is very much important not only for Hindu pilgrims but especially for the Tantrik worshippers.

The Kamakhya Temple

The Kamakhya temple was erected during the first millennium at the time of Kamrupa, it is mentioned in the Allahabad rock inscription of Samudragupta. This temple was destroyed in the second millennium ,the modified temple structure was built by Chilari of the Kochi dynasty, the temple was built in the form of medieval style temples. This new structure has a beehive like shikhara , where there are lovely sculptured panels and  images of Ganesh and other Goddess outside.

Goddess Kamakhya

It is said that this temple is an ancient Khasi sacrificial place, here still sacrifices are offered as a part of worshipping. Here still devotees offer goats to Shakti every morning.

An ancient work in Sanskrit called Kalika Purana decribes Kamkhya the younger wife of Shiva as an out turn of all desires and also She is the giver of salvation. Kamakhya is also known as Shakti

Here the modes of worship to the Goddess is both Vamachara (left hand path) and also Dakshinachara (right hand path). Here the offerings are usually flowers but also animals sacrifices are also included. It is said that female animals are accepted.