Kamakhya Temple
On Nilachal hill above the Brahmaputra, one of the oldest shakti peethas, holding no image at all but a spring in the rock.
- Where
- Guwahati, Assam, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 26.1651, 91.7059
Get the Kamakhya Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kamakhya Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Assam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kamakhya Temple
Saraighat Bridge 3.6 km
The first bridge ever built across the Brahmaputra in Assam, carrying road and rail both.
Sukreswar Temple 4.3 km
A temple on a hillock above the Brahmaputra at Guwahati, with a long flight down to the water.
Basistha Ashram 5.1 km
Three streams meeting under a sage's rock.
Dighalipukhuri 5.2 km
A tank dug for a wedding, a thousand years ago.
Umananda Island 5.3 km
The smallest inhabited river island in the world, in the middle of the Brahmaputra, reached only by ferry.
Ugratara Temple 5.5 km
A shakti peetha at Guwahati where the navel is said to have fallen, with a tank beside it.
Doul Govinda Temple 5.8 km
A Krishna temple on Chandrabharati hill in North Guwahati, reached across the river.
Deepor Beel 7.1 km
A permanent freshwater lake southwest of Guwahati, a Ramsar site with a railway along one edge.
More famous places to visit in Assam
Questions
Where is Kamakhya Temple?
Kamakhya Temple is in Guwahati, Assam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Saraighat Bridge (3.6 km), Sukreswar Temple (4.3 km), Basistha Ashram (5.1 km).
How do I get the Kamakhya Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kamakhya Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Assam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kamakhya Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Assam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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