Planning your visit
Visiting Kamakhya Temple
Assam · Present structure 1565 CE, rebuilt by Koch king Naranarayana over a destroyed earlier temple · dedicated to Kamakhya (a form of Shakti, worshipped as yoni, without an anthropomorphic image)
Getting there
Airport
- Guwahati Airport, Guwahati — 12 km
- Imphal Airport, Guwahati — 13.6 km
Railway station
- Kamakhya Junction, Guwahati — 1.6 km
- Agthori railway station, Guwahati — 3.6 km
Bus stand
- Santipur Bus Stop, Guwahati — 2.1 km
- Vishal Bus Stand, Guwahati — 4.4 km
Distances are straight-line from the temple, not road distance.
When to go
Best months: Oct · Nov · Dec · Jan · Feb
Festivals: Ambubachi Mela · Durga Puja · Manasa Puja
Where to stay
- Vivanta Guwahati — 12.1 km
- Shreemoyee Inn — 0.0 km
- Hotel Pohor Regency — 0.1 km
- Nilachal Homes — 0.3 km
- OYO Flagship 15894 Kamakhya Dham — 0.4 km
- OYO 5638 Om Regency — 0.4 km
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On the day
- Opening times
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- Entry
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- Dress code
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- Photography
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- Accessibility
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