Sacred Scriptures related to Kamakhya Temples’ Complex
Important Scriptures
The most important scriptures or texts related to Kamakhya Temples’ Complex of Nilachala hills are as follows:
Kalikapurana (Compiled during 9th Century CE) contains elaborate details on Kamakhya Temples’ Complex and Kamrup.
Yogini Tantra (Compiled during 16th Century CE) contains elaborate details on Kamakhya Temples’ Complex and Kamrup.
Kamakhya Tantra (Compiled during 16th-17th Century CE) contains elaborate details on Kamakhya Temples’ Complex.
Kamrupiya Nibandha Tantra (compiled during 16th Century CE) contains elaborate information on Kamakhya Temples’ Complex and Kamrup.
Kamarupa Yatra Paddhati (compiled in 1835 CE) contains detailed information on Kamakhya Temples’ Complex and different sacred places of Kamrup.
Harivamsa (compiled as a supplement to the Mahabharata during 1st-2nd Century BCE) contains myths and legends associated with Naraka.
Ramayana (Compiled during 8th-4th Centuries BCE) contains details about Naraka and information on Rama, Sita and Laxmana visiting Devi Kamakhya Temple during the period of Agyatavasa.
Mahabharata (Compiled during 3rd Century BCE to 4th Century CE) contains information on the Pancha Pandava visiting Kamakhya Temples’ Complex and offering Puja to Devi Kamakhya during the period of Agyatavasa before the start of the Kurukshetra War.
(The original copies of Kalikapurana, Yogini Tantra, Kamrup Yatra Paddhati and digitized copy of Kamakhya Tantra, Kamrupiya Nibandha Tantra is in possession of the Foundation)
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