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The Supreme Court last week restored the administration of Guwahati’s Kamakhya temple to the Bordeuri Samaj, families of priests who had run the temple since time immemorial until 1998 — when the Kamakhya Debuttar Board was formed.
About the temple:
The Supreme Court last week restored the administration of Guwahati’s Kamakhya temple to the Bordeuri Samaj, families of priests who had run the temple since time immemorial until 1998 — when the Kamakhya Debuttar Board was formed.
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About the temple:
- The Kamakhya Devalaya, one of the most significant of the 51 Shakti peeths in the subcontinent, is the most important of the 10 temples — Dasa Mahavidya — that stand atop the Nilachal Hills overlooking the Brahmaputra.
- The main temple is a cave of indeterminate age, with rock steps leading down to the garbhagriha.
- According to Kalika Purana, the site marks the spot where the yoni of the Goddess fell as her body was being carried around by Shiva, and the hill turned blue.
- The deity is represented by a representation of the yoni.
- Ironically, however, the temple to the Mother Goddess, who even has an “annual menstrual cycle” marked by the Ambubachi Mela, has no place for women.
- While women priests at Kamakhya is still a distant dream, the Supreme Court has also turned down — “with a heavy heart” — a plea by a group of citizens to grant voting rights to women belonging to the priests’ families while electing the Bordeuri and dolois (the priests).
[Ref: Indian Express, Wikipedia]
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