INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY FIELD

Abstract: Assam, known as ‘Pragjyotisha’ in most ancient times or ‘Kamarupa’ in early medieval times is the eastern part of India having its various socio-cultural groups. People from different ethnic identity lived in this land since the very early days and they observed different religious traditions following their own rites and rituals. In this way various religious groups like Saivisim, Saktisim, Tantricism, Buddhisim (Brajrayana), Jainism etc were prevalent in the ancient Assamese society along with the Vaisnavism in different forms. The cultural traditions were also established base on these different religions and customs of the people. This paper is an attempt to give a brief idea on the various religious tradition that existed in ancient Assam or Kamarupa. Here an attempt has also been made to explore the different aspects of the ‘Saktism’ or ‘Worship of Mother Goddess’ in ancient Assam as a popular sect of this tradition. Both primary and secondary sources of information are considered to draw up a logical base of the paper.