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Ambubachi festival at Ka

Date: 21-06-2010 | Total Images: 6

A sadhu (Holy man) dressed as lord Shiva during the preparation day at the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati on Monday, 21 June 2010. Hundreds of Sadhus visit Kamakhya Temple during the Ambubachi festival, which will start from June, 22. The festival is organised, every year in June, to mark the menstrual period of Goddess Kamakhya during which the temple"s sanctum sanctorum remains closed. The traditional belief behind the festival is that the days of the Goddess"s menstruation signify fertility.
Ambubachi festival at Ka
Photographer: Ujjal Deb
Uploaded: 21-06-2010
A foreigner Sadhu (Holy man) draws on a chillum as he enjoys the preparation day at the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati on Monday, 21 June 2010. Hundreds of Sadhus visit Kamakhya Temple during the Ambubachi festival, which will start from June, 22. The festival is organised, every year in June, to mark the menstrual period of Goddess Kamakhya during which the temple"s sanctum sanctorum remains closed. The traditional belief behind the festival is that the days of the Goddess"s menstruation signify fertility.
Ambubachi festival at Ka
Photographer: Ujjal Deb
Uploaded: 21-06-2010
Sukhdev Baba Santi, a sadhu - holy man - from Varanasi displays his 15.5 foot long hair at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati on Monday, 21 June 2010.Hundreds of Sadhus visit Kamakhya Temple during the Ambubachi festival, which will start from June, 22. The festival is organised, every year in June, to mark the menstrual period of Goddess Kamakhya during which the temple"s sanctum sanctorum remains closed. The traditional belief behind the festival is that the days of the Goddess"s menstruation signify fertility.
Ambubachi festival at Ka
Photographer: Ujjal Deb
Uploaded: 21-06-2010
Sukhdev Baba Santi, a sadhu - holy man - from Varanasi displays his 15.5 foot long hair at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati on Monday, 21 June 2010.Hundreds of Sadhus visit Kamakhya Temple during the Ambubachi festival, which will start from June, 22. The festival is organised, every year in June, to mark the menstrual period of Goddess Kamakhya during which the temple"s sanctum sanctorum remains closed. The traditional belief behind the festival is that the days of the Goddess"s menstruation signify fertility.
Ambubachi festival at Ka
Photographer: Ujjal Deb
Uploaded: 21-06-2010
A boy dressed as Lord Kali during the preparation day at the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati on Monday, 21 June 2010. Hundreds of Sadhus visit Kamakhya Temple during the Ambubachi festival, which will start from June, 22. The festival is organised, every year in June, to mark the menstrual period of Goddess Kamakhya during which the temple"s sanctum sanctorum remains closed. The traditional belief behind the festival is that the days of the Goddess"s menstruation signify fertility.
Ambubachi festival at Ka
Photographer: Ujjal Deb
Uploaded: 21-06-2010
Sadhus (Holy man) blow horns during the preparation day at the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati on Monday, 21 June 2010. Hundreds of Sadhus visit Kamakhya Temple during the Ambubachi festival, which will start from June, 22. The festival is organised, every year in June, to mark the menstrual period of Goddess Kamakhya during which the temple"s sanctum sanctorum remains closed. The traditional belief behind the festival is that the days of the Goddess"s menstruation signify fertility.
Ambubachi festival at Ka
Photographer: Ujjal Deb
Uploaded: 21-06-2010