Guwahati, May 26 -- Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Tuesday visited and offered prayers at Maa Kamakhya Temple in Assam's Guwahati. The development comes as the Bhutanese Prime Minister is currently on an official visit to Assam.

The Kamakhya temple, located at a distance of 7 km from Guwahati, is one of the biggest "Shakti shrines" in the country. Situated on the Nilachal hills, this temple is an important pilgrimage centre for tantric worshippers and Hindus. It is also considered important as it is the temple where the beliefs and practices of the Aryan communities coincide with those of the non-Aryan communities.

The former temple was destroyed by Kala Pahar, which was later reconstructed in 1565 by Chilarai, who was the ...