Kamakhya, known for the famous Kamakhya Temple, is
located on a hill called the Neelachala Parvat near the city of
Guwahati in Assam. This temple is one of the most revered Shakti shrines
in India.According to legend, it is regarded as one of the 51 Shakti Peeths associated with Devi Sati (first wife of Lord Shiva). It is believed that her female genitalia or 'Yoni' fell on the spot where the Kamakhya temple stands today, thereby forming one of the many Shakti Peeths embellishing the rest of the body parts of Goddess Sati or Kamakhya. There is no idol in the temple. Within a corner of a cave in the temple, there is a large block of granite, considered to be the Yoni of the Goddess, which is the object of reverence. On this stone, sindoor (vermillion) is scattered and a natural spring keeps the stone moist.
A unique festival observed in the Kamakhya Temple is the Ambubashi Mela wherein it is believed that the mother Earth undergoes her menstrual period. This place is visited by hundreds of devotees during the Mela. The Kamakhya Temple is one of the most astounding structures in the whole of India.