However, it will not open for the devotees as due to the Corona Virus pandemic the temple remained closed for pilgrims.
Unlike the previous years, the Kamakhya temple wore a deserted look as Ambubachi rituals commenced on Friday morning.
The Ambubachi Mela — the biggest religious congregation of eastern India which is held at Kamakhya, atop Nilachal Hills — was cancelled this year in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This year, silence gripped Kamakhya Devalaya as rituals were performed by the temple priests after cleaning of the temple for the regular puja.