Overview

• The temple gates opened at dawn on June 26, marking the end of the sacred four-day Pravritti phase of the Ambubachi Mela and the start of the goddess’s emergence rituals.
• Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya and his wife were among the first to enter the shrine and offer prayers upon its reopening.
• State agencies provided continuous water and food supplies, mobile medical units, sanitation facilities and crowd-management teams to support thousands of sadhus, pilgrims and tourists.
• Rooted in tantric tradition, the Ambubachi Mela celebrates the goddess Kamakhya’s menstrual cycle as a symbol of fertility and feminine divinity at one of India’s most revered Shakti Peethas.
• What began as a strictly religious observance has evolved into a major cultural festival where ascetics lead discourse and meditation camps alongside devotees and visitors.