Guwahati, 20 May (HS): With nearly a month left for the annual Ambubachi Mela, preparations are now underway at the revered Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati for one of the biggest spiritual congregations in Northeast India.

Members of the temple’s Doloi community announced that the four-day religious festival will commence on the night of June 22 and will conclude at sunrise on June 26.

Temple authorities, in coordination with the district administration, have started reviewing arrangements related to security, crowd regulation and other logistical requirements ahead of the influx of pilgrims. Lakhs of devotees, saints and ascetics from across the country are expected to participate in the annual gathering.

In an effort to streamline movement and reduce congestion around the shrine, a new access route from the Pandu side will be opened for devotees this year. Pilgrims will now be able to reach the temple through both the existing Nursery route and the newly developed Pandu-side approach road.

Preparations are also being intensified on the security front, with plans to install advanced CCTV surveillance systems across the temple premises during the mela period.

Meanwhile, several sadhus have already started arriving at Kamakhya Dham ahead of the festival and authorities expect the number of visitors to rise significantly in the coming weeks.

Widely known as the “Main Centre of Tantra Sadhna,” the Ambubachi Mela is among Assam’s most significant spiritual events and draws massive crowds every year to the Nilachal Hills shrine dedicated to Goddess Kamakhya.-----------

Hindusthan Samachar / Sriprakash