The universe is a divine play of energy emanating from Shakti, the mother, and Shiva, the destroyer. On Guwahati’s Nilachal Hill 
on which stands the temple of Ma Kamakhya, one of the most revered of the 51 Hindu peeths, Shakti is worshipped in her every manifestation: apart from Ma Kamakhya, there is Kali, Tara, Chinnamasta, Bogola, Dhumabati, Bhairavi, Matangi, Kamala, Xuroxi and Tripura Sundari. Here, there is the said, and the unsaid. The Yogini Tantra (c 1350) and the Kalika Purana (c 10th century), both of which were written in Kamrup, the Assam of the yesteryears, provide specifications of how far each temple should be from each other. It is part of tantrik calculation. Here, every puja is tantrik though no “dikshit” tantrik talks of the details of this puja. Kamakhya was the epicentre of Hindu tantric school of thought and practice. It retains its pre-eminent position.
on which stands the temple of Ma Kamakhya, one of the most revered of the 51 Hindu peeths, Shakti is worshipped in her every manifestation: apart from Ma Kamakhya, there is Kali, Tara, Chinnamasta, Bogola, Dhumabati, Bhairavi, Matangi, Kamala, Xuroxi and Tripura Sundari. Here, there is the said, and the unsaid. The Yogini Tantra (c 1350) and the Kalika Purana (c 10th century), both of which were written in Kamrup, the Assam of the yesteryears, provide specifications of how far each temple should be from each other. It is part of tantrik calculation. Here, every puja is tantrik though no “dikshit” tantrik talks of the details of this puja. Kamakhya was the epicentre of Hindu tantric school of thought and practice. It retains its pre-eminent position. 
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