Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya Temple 2025 Dates

 

• The Ambubachi mela is held at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati in the state of Assam.
• It is celebrated in the mid-June of every year
• It is the celebration of the yearly menstruation of Goddess Kamakhya.
• It is believed that Devi Kamakhya goes through her annual cycle of menstruation during this time.
• The temple remains closed for three days during the mela, during these some devotees don’t cook, do not perform puja, and will not read holy books.
• After three days Devi Kamakhya is bathed and rituals are performed to retrieve her purity.
• On the fourth day devotees are allowed to the temple for darshan

The Ambubachi Mela 2025 at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam, will be held from June 22 to June 26.

Here’s how the schedule typically unfolds:

• June 22 (Afternoon): Temple doors close, marking the start of the goddess’s symbolic menstruation.
• June 23–25: Temple remains closed; devotees observe spiritual seclusion.
• June 26 (Morning): Temple reopens after ritual purification, and special darshan and prasad distribution begin.