Ambubachi Mela marks Goddess Kamakhya's menstruation
Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati uniquely celebrates menstruation and womanhood as sacred. During the Ambubachi Festival, the temple shuts for three days, symbolizing Devi’s cycle, and reopens on the fourth with rituals using red cloth and sindoor. Devotees gather not for idol worship but for yoni puja, drawing divine feminine energy from a spring flowing from sacred stone.