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Kamakhya Temple

Nilachal Hill, Guwahati, India
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Ranked #2 of 23 attractions in Guwahati
Type: Religious Sites
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Guwahati, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

Heavy tourists, heavy business, sacredest of the sacred, and well maintained! And the communication is not bad too. they have a great parking, alonwith that! what else do we need?? The eaterias?? The shops?? My personal favourite! :)

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

From Guwahati Centre (Kachari) to Kamakhya bus stop is around 7 KM and from there to top of hill Nilachal around 3/4 KM. A motorable road, taxis are available , buses are available in plenty. By train it is shorter from maligaon station (kamakhya station) than Guwahati station. Over all Guwahati itself is a small city of 10KM radius approximately... More

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Bangalore, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

It is an ancient shaktipeeth temple of Kamakhya Devi atop Neelachal Hill at Guwahati, Assam. The entire temple complex consists of many smaller temples seating various deities. The most important place of the temple is the dark inner sanctorum known as the "garbhagriha". The current structure was rebuilt in 1565. Ambubachi mela festival is held during monsoon period. It is... More

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Ashbourne, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

A sacred place for Hindus. I was here out of my curiosity about the temples in India. There was a large queue when I went in, and I assume, it is an important place for the local Hindus. There is lot of other temples across the area.

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Mumbai
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

The Kamakhya Temple (Assamese: কামাখ্যা মন্দিৰ) is an ancient Shakti Peeth temple situated on the Nilachal Hill in western part of Guwahati city in Assam, India. It is the main temple, dedicated to Kamakhya, in a complex of individual temples dedicated to the ten Mahavidyas. Some important information about Kamakhya: Daily Events 5:30 AM Snana of the Pithasthana. 6:00 AM... More

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Calcutta, West Bengal, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

Unlike other hindu temples the priests do not coerce for money. Their first priority was that you offer the prayers and Puja peacefully.

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Kolkata, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

Famous temple in guwahati. Anyone visiting guwahati must visit Kamakhya temple.Located in hill top, view from top is excellent.Anyone can hire an Auto and reach Kamakhya temple. Normally there is huge crowd since dawn. Anyone planning to visit kamakhya must have sufficient time in hand.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

It is crowded, smelly, etc etc but once you descend into the dark pith of the kamakhya temple all the outside noises will blur out, all the jostling people will become irrelevant... what you will feel is the presence of ma shakti and her quite power. If you really want ot feel near god, then visit kamakhya temple. However, be... More

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New Delhi, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013

Kamakhya Temple is one of the famous temple of the north-east India. It is situated on a small hilly area. One can Shared Taxies and Govt Buses to visit the temple ,runs at a regular interval of 30 mins.... ,One can even take staircase ( old way to visit the temple ) , now there is motorable road to temple...

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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2013

God fearing people donot normally comment on unhygeinic physical environment.They always like to have good Darshan of Devi Maa

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