Overview
- The Ambubachi Pravritti ritual took place Monday evening and the Kamakhya sanctum has been closed for the prescribed seclusion period until the scheduled Nivritti and reopening on June 26.
- Officials say roughly eight lakh devotees are expected over the four days, with thousands already at Nilachal Hill and about 500 Naga Babas joining a prominent procession to the temple.
- The Assam government and Kamrup (Metro) administration deployed coordinated resources across about 24 departments and allocated roughly Rs 4.55 crore to fund security, medical camps, sanitation, CCTV and pilgrim shelters.
- Traffic and crowd controls are in force including timed pedestrian bans, designated parking zones and vehicle movement limits while Northeast Frontier Railway inspected Kamakhya station and added special services to handle the surge.
- Local hotels, restaurants and vendors report peak revenues from the mela and officials warn of strain on the ecologically sensitive Nilachal Hill as devotees wait for the June 26 reopening when Angodak and Rakta/Angabastra prasad will be distributed.