A vew of the Maa Kamakhya temple in Guwahati. File photograph
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GUWAHATI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, appreciated Assam’s “landmark” Maa Kamakhya initiative and hoped it will be just like the Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi and Shree Mahakal Mahalok in Ujjain.
Taking to Twitter on April 18, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shared a glimpse of how the renovated Maa Kamakhya corridor would appear like within the close to future.
“The best part is, once completed, Maa Kamakhya corridor will provide ease of access to our divyang and elderly pilgrims,” he stated in response to a tweet of appreciation from his Tripura counterpart, Manik Saha.
Responding to Mr. Sarma’s tweet, the Prime Minister stated: “I am sure Maa Kamakhya corridor will be a landmark initiative. Kashi Vishwanath Dham and Shree Mahakal Mahalok have been transformative as far as the spiritual experience is concerned. Equally important is the fact that tourism is enhanced and the local economy gets a boost.”
Atop Nilachal Hills in Guwahati adjoining the southern financial institution of the Brahmaputra River, the Kamakhya temple is among the oldest and most revered centres of Tantric practices. It is believed that the traditional demon king, Narakasura had the temple inbuilt honour of Goddess Kamakhya.
The temple was rebuilt below the patronage of Naranarayan, the final ruler of the undivided Kamata kingdom that straddled present-day Assam, Bangladesh, and West Bengal.
