Ambubachi Mela
The annual menstruation of Goddess Kamakhya — Tantric pilgrimage at Guwahati.
Gregorian date
22 June 2026
Monday
Tithi
Mithuna Sankranti + 7 (solar; ~3rd day of Mithuna)
Jyeshtha (May – June)
Duration
4-day
Regional emphasis
Assam
Also known as
Ambubasi · Tantric Festival
Significance
A 4-day Tantric festival at the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, marking the goddess's annual menstruation. The temple is closed for 3 days (the goddess rests); on the 4th day it reopens with elaborate rituals. One of the most sacred Tantric pilgrimages in India.
What happens on the day
- •Pilgrims gather at Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati
- •Temple closed 3 days (goddess rests)
- •Day 4: temple reopens with major puja
- •Devotees collect Raktabastra (red cloth, said to be soaked in goddess's menstrual blood) as prasad
- •Tantric sadhus from across India converge
About the month of Jyeshthaज्येष्ठ
Pre-monsoon heat. Hosts Vat Savitri (married women fast for husbands' longevity) and Ganga Dussehra (descent of Ganga to earth).
More festivals in Jyeshtha
Snana Yatra
29 May 2026 · Shukla Purnima
The day Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra are bathed at Puri.
Vat Savitri
29 May 2026 · Shukla Purnima
Married women fast for their husbands' longevity.
Ganga Dussehra
13 June 2026 · Shukla Dashami
The day Ganga descended from heaven to earth.
Raja Parba
15 June 2026 · Sun enters Gemini (solar — three-day festival starting Pahili Raja)
Odisha's 3-day festival of womanhood and the Earth's menstruation.