Ambubachi Mela 2017 Dates 2i665w

Ambubachi Mela 

TYPE:

Major 

DURATION:

22/06/2017 - 25/06/2017 

LOCATION:

Kamakhya Devi Temple, Guwahati The Ambuba chi Me la is celebrate d in the capital city of G uwaha ti, in the northeaste rn sta te of Assam in India . The Ambubachi

Mela

is

the

mos t

important

fe stiva l

of

the Kamak hya Temp le of G uw ahati . The Ambuba chi is a ritual

of

asces es

obse rved

with

“Ta ntrik

mea ns”.

It

is

belie ve d tha t the pre siding goddess of the te mple , Dev i Kamak hya , the M othe r Shak ti, goe s through her a nnual c yc le of me nstruation during this time stre tch.

During the Ambubachi Mela in Guwaha ti, the doors of the Kamak hya

Te mple

remain

close d

for

thre e

da ys.

It

is

belie ve d tha t the Mother Earth be come s unclea n for three da ys. During this time any kind of fa rming work is not taken on. Daily worships and other re ligious pe rformances a re a lso stopped during the Ambubachi Me la of Guwaha ti in Assa m. Afte r the completion of thre e da ys, the doors of the Kamak hya Te mple a re re opened. But the doors of the te mple a re re opened only a fter De vi Kamak hya is ba thed and the othe r rituals are exe cute d. It is then believed tha t the M othe r Earth has re trie ve d he r purity. This is purely a ritua l of the Ta ntrik cult. The Ambuba chi Me la in Guwa hati is he ld at the Kamak hy a Te mple , afte r be ing close d for the mentione d thre e da ys. On the fourth day, the devotees of the Goddess are a llowe d to e nter

the

te mple

for

worshipping

Devi

Ka makhya.

Thousands of pilgrims are found to visit the Ambubachi Me la in Guwa ha ti, who comes all ove r India .

Ambubachi Mela Dates 2017 The Ambuba chi Me la in Guwa hati is ce le bra ted eve ry yea r during the monsoon seas on, which ha ppens to fa ll in a round the middle of the month of June . the beginning date of Ambubachi Mela is 22nd to 25th June.