Ambubachi Mela
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The Ambubachi Mela is an annual Hindu mela held at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam. This yearly mela is celebrated during the monsoon season that happens to fall during the Assamese month Ahar, aro
Kamakhya temple
Gathering of people at Ambubashi Mela at India's Kamakhya Temple
Sadhus gathered at Kamakhya Temple for the Ambubachi Mela
Yoni
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Yoni, sometimes called pindika, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu goddess Shakti. It is usually shown with linga – its masculine counterpart. Together, they symbolize the merging
Lingam-yoni at the Cát Tiên sanctuary, Lâm Đồng province, Vietnam
A jatalinga with yoni.
6th-century Lajja Gauri icon from Madhya Pradesh. In this and other early icons, her head is symbolically substituted with a large lotus-flower, her yoni visible in the depicted splayed position as if she is giving birth.