The presiding deity of the Kamakhya Temple on Nilachal Hill in Guwahati, Assam. One of the most important Shakti Pithas where the yoni (womb) of Sati fell. Represented as a yoni rather than an idol. Central to Tantric traditions in Northeast India.
Worshipped primarily as a yoni in the temple cave. Anthropomorphic form: twelve-armed, seated on lotus, holding weapons. Red complexion.