The
Kamakhya Temple ; also Kamrup-Kamakhya is a
Hindu temple dedicated to the
mother goddess Kamakhya. It is one of the oldest of the 51
Shakti Pithas. Situated on the Nilachal Hill in western part of
Guwahati city in
Assam,
India, it is the main temple in a complex of individual temples dedicated to the ten
Mahavidyas:
Kali,
Tara,
Sodashi,
Bhuvaneshwari,
Bhairavi,
Chhinnamasta,
Dhumavati,
Bagalamukhi,
Matangi and
Kamala. Among these, Tripurasundari, Matangi and Kamala reside inside the main temple whereas the other seven reside in individual temples. It is an important pilgrimage destination for general Hindu and especially for
Tantric worshipers.