Guwahati, June 24 -- A large number of devotees arrived at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati on Tuesday to offer prayers on the third day of the four-day Ambubachi Mela.

The annual event commemorates the yearly menstruation cycle of Goddess Kamakhya, believed to be the embodiment of feminine power.

Ambubachi Mela takes place during the monsoon season, specifically in the Assamese month of Ahaar, around the middle of June.

After conducting Ambubachi Prabritti rituals, the main door of the Kamakhya temple closed on 22nd June and will reopen on June 26. It is one of the most revered centres of Tantric practices and is regarded as one of the oldest of the 51 Shakti Peethas in India.

The annual Ambubachi Mela, one of Assam's most revered Hindu f...