Kamakhya Darshan

Tour overview

Nestled atop the green Nilachal Hill overlooking the Brahmaputra, the Kamakhya Temple complex is home to about 20 temples, the largest and most visited being the shrine of Goddess Kamakhya. It is one of the oldest and most sacred of the 51 Shakti Pithas.

The main temple has four chambers: one garbhagriha and three mandapas. The garbhagriha, reached by narrow, steep stone steps, is believed to hold the yoni of Goddess Sati. Around it stand individual temples to the ten Mahavidyas: Bhuvaneshvari, Bagalamukhi, Chinnamasta, Tripura Sundari, Tara, Kali, Bhairavi, Dhumavati, Matangi and Kamala.