Priests wear red robes as it is favoured by the Goddess on the Neelachal Hills in Guwahati, it is one of the holiest shrines of Assam and venerated as a Shakti Peeth (seat of the female divine) in India. January 15, 2006. One of a set of photographs from the photo feature, Colour of the Deity – Kamakhya Temple, Assam, by Smita Barooah.

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