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<p>The <strong>Kamakhya Temple</strong> at Nilachal hills in Guwahati, Assam is one of the oldest and most revered centres of Tantric practices, dedicated to the goddess Kamakhya. The temple is the center of the <em>Kulachara Tantra Marga</em> and the site of the Ambubachi Mela, an annual festival that celebrates the menstruation of the goddess. Structurally, the temple is dated to the 8th-9th century with many subsequent rebuildings—and the final hybrid architecture defines a local style called Nilachal. It is also one among the oldest 4 of the 51 pithas in the Shakta tradition. An obscure place of worship for much of history it became an important pilgrimage destination, especially for those from Bengal, in the 19th century during colonial rule.</p>
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<p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Kamakhya_Temple%2C_Guwahati.jpg/220px-Kamakhya_Temple%2C_Guwahati.jpg" /></p> <p>Historians have suggested that the Kamakhya temple was likely an ancient sacrificial site for Khasi and Garo peoples and that the name originates in the Khasi goddess, <em>Ka Meikha</em> (literally: <em>old-cousin-mother</em>);[29] and these claims are supported by the folklores of these very peoples. The traditional accounts from Kalika Purana (10th century) and the Yogini Tantra too record that the goddess Kamakhya is of Kirata origin, and that the worship of Kamakhya predates the establishment of Kamarupa (4th century CE).</p>
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