Place · Shakta · Northeast India · Guwahati, Assam

Nilachal hill

Also called: Nilachala, Kamagiri, Kamakuta

The hill above the Brahmaputra at Guwahati that holds the Kamakhya temple, with Matangi and Kamala inside it and a temple for each of the other seven Mahavidyas on its slopes.

Sources: Kamakhya Temple (Wikipedia); Sacred landscape: the places of worship on the Nilachala hills (kamakhya.org) · see Nilachal hill's web

Relations 1

Nilachal hill home of

The ten Mahavidyas (Form) Shakta · The ten on Kamakhya's hill
A shrine for each on Kamakhya's hill.

Stories 1

The ten on Kamakhya's hill
Temple legend · 2 tellings

Cited

Kamakhya Temple (Wikipedia) Encyclopedia
Sacred landscape: the places of worship on the Nilachala hills (kamakhya.org) Temple tradition