Ambubachi Mela (2025) is one of the biggest festival of Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam which celebrates in the month of the June every Year.
The Ambubachi Mela is a significant spiritual and tantric festival celebrated at the Kamakhya Temple in Assam. It is rooted in the belief that Goddess Kamakhya, who symbolizes Shakti or the divine feminine energy, undergoes her annual menstrual cycle during this period. Observed from the seventh to the tenth day of the Hindu month of Asadha (around June–July). During this period the temple remains closed as a mark of respect, a nd all religious rituals are suspended.
Date of Kamakhya Ambubachi Mela 2025
This year means in 2025 Ambubachi Mela will start from June 22, 2025 (৭ আষাঢ়) and end on June 26 (১১ আষাঢ়).
Time
Ambubachi Tithi start from 22 June at 2:58 PM
Ambubcahi Tithi End on 26 June at 3:21 AM
History of Kamakhya Ambubachi
Kamakhya, also known as Kameshvari, is the powerful goddess of desire and fertility, enshrined on the Nilachal Hills in Guwahati, Assam. She worshipped as the “Bleeding Goddess” because it is believed that her yoni (womb) fell here after Sati’s body was cut into pieces by Vishnu’s Sudarshan Chakra—making Kamakhya one of the 51 sacred Shakti Peeths, and one of the four Adi Shakti Peeths.
It is believed that during Ambubachi, the Goddess Kamakhya undergoes her annual menstrual cycle, symbolizing the power of fertility and the worship of the yoni (womb). Devotees consider this as a sacred expression of the divine feminine, and it reflects the belief that, like any woman, Maa Kamakhya also menstruates—once a year.
During these three sacred days, when the goddess is believed to be menstruating, the Kamakhya Temple remains closed to the public. This period is seen as a time of rest and purification for the goddess. However, secret rituals continue inside the Garbha Griha (sanctum sanctorum), performed only by the temple priests.
Once the three days are over, the temple gates reopen to the public, marking the official beginning of the Ambubachi Mela.
Ritual Of Ambubachi Mela
During the Ambubachi Mela, it is believed that Mother Earth becomes impure for three days, symbolizing the annual menstruation of Goddess Kamakhya. In alignment with this belief, devotees observe a period of seclusion and abstinence, much like how some traditionally practicing Hindu women observe rest during their menstrual cycles.
Throughout these three days, several activities are paused as a mark of respect and purification. Devotees refrain from cooking, performing daily worship, reading sacred scriptures, and even agricultural work.
On the fourth day, the goddess ceremonially bathed and purified. The statue representing her cleaned and the red pigment, which symbolizes the menstrual blood flowing from the goddess’s yoni (vaginal canal), respectfully washed away. Special rituals follow to restore her sanctity, marking the end of the seclusion and the joyful reopening of the temple to the public.
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