Manasa festival which commence on September is celebrated at Kamakhya
Temple in honour of the Snake goddess Manasa also called 'visahari' (the
remover of poison). The deity is worshipped during diseases and epidemic.
At the festive occasion, offerings are made and devotees invoke the blessings
of the Goddess by ritual dressing and dancing. This festival is sometimes
known as Debaddhani Festival.
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