• Ambubachi Mela 2022 begins with New Restrictions: Details Here

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    Ambubachi Mela 2022 begins with New Restrictions: Details Here
    Every year, the worshipers of Goddess Kamakhya eagerly anticipate the huge Ambubachi Mela celebrations, but this year, to their dismay, they will have to scale back their fervour in light of the ongoing turmoil in the state. 

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    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> Ambubachi Mela 2022: This Assamese holiday brings pilgrims from all
    across the nation to the city of Guwahati to pay respects to the Goddess
    Kamakhya and ask for her blessings. On June 22, the Ambubachi Festival at the
    Kamakhya temple officially begins and lasts through June 26. The COVID-19
    pandemic caused the mela to experience a hiatus for two years. Due to the
    current flooding in Assam and the concern of an increase in COVID cases, there
    are some restrictions in place now that it has arrived.

    Every year, the worshipers
    of Goddess Kamakhya eagerly anticipate the huge Ambubachi Mela celebrations,
    but this year, to their dismay, they will have to scale back their fervour in
    light of the ongoing turmoil in the state. Although everyone is cordially
    invited to the festival, the administration has some reservations regarding the
    likelihood of rain during the event.

     
    List
    of Restrictions Imposed

    Accommodations
    shall not be allowed close to the Kamkhya temple.

    Also
    prohibited are unlicensed food delivery services. Only in accordance with
    the rules will the District Administration permit food services at
    authorised camps. Currently, only dried fruits, cookies, and water are
    allowed.

    Only
    a few residents and cars connected to vital services and Kamakhya temples
    would be permitted.

    No
    inter-district, long-distance buses, including those operated by ASTC,
    will be permitted to operate on D.G. Road, M.G. Road, or T.R. Phukan Road
    during the festival dates.

    Heavy,
    medium, and small commercial vehicles that carry freight are not
    permitted. Three-wheeled commercial goods-carrying vehicles, however, will
    only be permitted from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.

    The
    newly built route from Pandu Ghat to Kamakhya Trinath Temple cannot be
    used by automobiles.

    The believers may already
    be under a lot of restrictions, but there is still one more to consider. There
    will be exclusively private ceremonies for any goddess-related rituals.

    Kamakhya Temple will close
    on June 22, 2022, at 8:18 p.m. 
    The Reopening will take
    place on June 26, 2022, at 8:41 a.m. of the Kamakhya Temple

    The temple is open from
    5:30 in the morning to 10:30 at night.

     
    All about Ambubachi Mela

    The
    event honours the motherhood and fertility goddess, who is thought to be one of
    the 52 shakti peethas. Ambubachi's etymology can be traced to the phrase
    "speaking with water." Water has always been connected to fertility
    since the beginning of time. All agricultural tasks, including sowing, digging,
    ploughing, etc., are forbidden throughout the festival.

    The Ambubachi Festival, which is held during
    the monsoon season, commemorates the goddess' first menstrual cycle. As a
    result, the temple is closed for three days in accordance with the notion that
    the goddess must take a break. Many followers have already begun to arrive to
    request blessings from the respected goddess.