Guwahati: A visitor to the Ambubachi Mela who was a pilgrim at the Kamakhya Temple has tested positive for COVID-19.
According to reports, the pilgrim who came from West Bengal has been admitted to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH).
The person has been tested on the grounds of the Kamakhya Temple and the results were positive.
Notably, the Ambubachi Mela which began on June 22, drew tens of thousands of pilgrims to the shrine. Additionally, limits have been put in place during Ambubachi by the administration and the temple authorities to prevent an increase of COVID-19 cases.
Ambubachi, associated with the belief in fertility cult, is the most important religious event of the temple. It is also a significant part of the state’s tourism calendar with around 25 lakh footfalls usually recorded during the festival.
The doors of the temple are closed for four days, marking the belief that the annual menstrual cycle of Goddess Kamakhya happens during this time. It reopens on the fifth day when devotees throng the temple to seek blessings.