Material: Brass
Height: 12.5 inches 
Width: 9 inches 
Depth: 4 inches 
Weight: 5  kg
Color: Golden Brass

The story of the Kamakhya Temple and Maa Kamakhya Devi is one of the most fascinating and sacred narratives in Hindu mythology. The Kamakhya Temple, located in Guwahati, Assam, is one of the oldest and most revered Shakti Peethas, where the goddess Kamakhya, an incarnation of Goddess Parvati, is worshipped. This temple is particularly associated with the Tantric traditions of Hinduism. 

The story begins with the great goddess Sati, the consort of Lord Shiva. Sati was the daughter of King Daksha, who disapproved of her marriage to Shiva, the ascetic god who dwelt in the mountains. To insult Shiva, Daksha organized a grand yagna (sacred fire ritual) and deliberately did not invite Sati or Shiva.

Despite not being invited, Sati insisted on attending the yagna. However, when she arrived, she was humiliated by her father for marrying Shiva. Unable to bear the insult to her husband, Sati immolated herself in the sacrificial fire, leaving Shiva grief-stricken and enraged.

Shiva, in his fury, performed the *Tandava, the cosmic dance of destruction, carrying Sati's charred body. To calm Shiva and save the world from destruction, Lord Vishnu used his Sudarshana Chakra to cut Sati's body into 51 parts. These body parts fell at different locations across the Indian subcontinent, and each site became a  Shakti Peetha, a holy shrine dedicated to the goddess in her various forms.