Kecaikhati ("eater of raw flesh") is a prominent goddess from Northeast India.
[3] But unlike Kamakhya and Kamakhya Temple, which acquired Brahmin priests and became associated with the legendary Narakasura and the historical Kamarupa kings,[4] Kecaikhati continued to remain outside the ambit of Brahminical influence and remained under the control of Deori priests during the time of the Chutia kingdom[5] and after up to the present time.
[6] Known as a particularly bloodthirsty goddess, Kecaikhati continued to receive human sacrifices during an annual festival and at calamitous times[7] well after the Ahoms took over the Chutia kingdom in 1523[8] till the Ahom king Suhitpangphaa (1780–1795) or Gaurinath Singha banned the practice.
The Kecaikhati temple, originally situated near Chunpura, was maintained by the Borgaya Deori clan.
[15] Under Hindu influence she has come to be known by different names: Tamreswari in Sadiya by the Chutias, Ranachandi in Maibong by the Dimasas.