Ambubachi Mela is celebrated in Assam a beautiful state in North-Eastern India, in Guwahati city. The Mela is the most important festival of the Kamakhya Temple. The Ambubachi is a ritual of accesses observed with “Tantrik Ways”. It is believed that the presiding goddess of the temple, Mother Shakti is also called as Devi Kamakhya, it goes through her annual cycle of menstruation during this time stretch.
During this Mela in Guwahati, not only the doors of the Kamakhya Temple remain closed but also other temples door remain closed for three days. It is believed that the Mother Earth becomes unclean for three days. During this time any kind of farming work is not taken. Daily worships and other religious performances are also stopped during the Ambubachi. After the completion of time according to astrologically is mostly about three days, the doors of the Kamakhya Temple get reopened only after Devi Kamakhya is bathed and the other rituals are executed. It is then believed that the Mother Earth has retrieved her purity. This is purely a ritual of the Tantrik cult.
Ambubachi Mela is held nearby Kamakhya Temple, after being closed for the astronomically calculated time mainly mentioned three days. On the fourth day, the devotees of the Goddess are allowed to enter the temple for worshipping Devi Kamakhya. Millions of pilgrims, are found to visit the Ambubachi Mela in Guwahati, who comes from all over the world.
Ambubachi Mela Dates 2016
This is the first time in Assam history the newly formed BJP aliened Govt. declare Ambubachi Mela 2016 in Guwahati to be celebrated as International way and observed that the Government alert the security and given facilities for the Mela. Lots of social organization came forward to serve the pilgrims. Also for first time here it is going to be celebrated mini Kumbh Mela. The Kamakhya Temple will be close on 22nd June 07.04 AM and it reopened on 25th June evening 07.28 PM.