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Kamakhya, Guwahati

Locality in Guwahati, Assam, India

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name	Kamakhya
settlement_type	Suburb
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map_caption	Map of Suburb
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coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Assam
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_name2	Western Assam
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Kamrup Metropolitan
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website

Kamakhya is a locality in Guwahati, Assam, which is 20 km from the Guwahati Airport and about 6 km from Guwahati Railway Station, it also has own railway junction called Kamakhya Junction.

Kamakhya is known for presence of ancient Kamakhya Temple in Nilachal pahar or hill. Ambubachi Mela held here annually attracts pilgrimage from other parts of country as well as from abroad. In February 2012, this area came into limelight with the discovery of rock cut caves built during the reign of Kamarupa king Mahendra Varman.

References

"Rock-cut cave discovered in city". assamtribune.com.

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