She is Mahamaya, and takes on all forms of the Divine – thus any deity may be worshipped as a form of Her. She is both ferocious and benign, light and dark, she transcends and defies duality. Kamakhya is uniquely identified with two Mahavidyas, both Kali and Shodashi/Maha Tripurasundari. These fierce and beautiful devis (goddesses) are both complete unto themselves, as well as emanations of Mahadevi herself. Kamakhya, the Great Mother, Goddess whose origins go back to the ancient matrifocal tribes of Northeast India.She is associated strongly with the Dasha Mahavidyas, the Ten Great Wisdom Goddesses. Kamakhya is a powerful and unique Divine Mother. The temple remains one of the most important Shakta temples and Hindu pilgrimage sites in the world. According to the Tantric texts (Kalikapurana Stotra, Yoginitantram) that are the basis for her worship at the Kamakhya temple, a 16th century temple in the Kamrup district of Assam. She is closely identified with Kali and Maha Tripura Sundari. Kamakhya is an important Tantric goddess that evolved in the Himalayan hills.
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