A fertility festival honoring the goddess Kamakhya, where you can see thousands of ash-covered tantric mendicants gathered at the temple doing rituals in this highly photographed spectacle. June 22–26, 2019
Ambubachi Mela

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A fertility festival honoring the goddess Kamakhya, where you can see thousands of ash-covered tantric mendicants gathered at the temple doing rituals in this highly photographed spectacle. June 22–26, 2019
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