Devotees celebrate Goddess Shakti's annual menstruation during Ambubachi Festival

23 Jun 2017 10:53 AM IST

The festival is in celebration of the annual menstrual cycle of the Goddess Shakti at the Kamakhya Temple. (Photo: AP)
Women perform rituals on the occasion of 'Ambubachi' festival at Laxmi Narayan temple in Agartala on Thursday. (Photo: AP)
An Indian devotee prays while standing in Saubhagya Kunda, a holy pond at Kamakhya temple during the Ambubachi festival in Gauhati, India, Thursday, June 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)
Indian devotees pray at Kamakhya temple during the Ambubachi festival in Gauhati, India, Thursday, June 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)
An Indian Sadhvi or Hindu holy woman prays at Kamakhya temple during the Ambubachi festival in Gauhati, India, Thursday, June 22, 2017.(Photo: AP)
Devotees performing bhajans and kirtans on the first day of the annual Ambubachi Mela at the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati on Thursday.(Photo: AP)
An Indian Sadhu or Hindu holy man smears his forehead with sacred ash at Kamakhya temple during the Ambubachi festival in Gauhati, India, Thursday, June 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)
Indian devotees gather to pray at Kamakhya temple during the Ambubachi festival in Gauhati, India, Thursday, June 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)

The festival is in celebration of the annual menstrual cycle of the Goddess Shakti at the Kamakhya Temple. (Photo: AP)