==History==

==History==

From all archaeological evidences at the site, archaeologists have opined that the temple belonged to the 13th century. Stonemason marks found in MalinithanDikshit, K.N, "Bulletin of the Archaeological Society(1997-98)", p.75 were also found in other sites of [[Sadiya]] like [[Tamreswari Temple|Tamreswari temple]], Bura-buri, Padum pukhuri as well as other places like Nakshaparbat and Buroi.

From all archaeological evidences at the site, archaeologists have opined that the temple belonged to the 13th century. Stonemason marks found in MalinithanDikshit, K.N, "Bulletin of the Archaeological Society(1997-98)", p.75 were also found in other sites of [[Sadiya]] like [[Tamreswari Temple|Tamreswari temple]], Bura-buri, Padum pukhuri as well as other places like Nakshaparbat and Buroi. The boundary stone-cum-brick wall which contains the mason marks was built by the [[Chutia kingdom|Chutia king]] Muktadharmanarayan in 1442 AD. "

As mentioned earlier, Mukta-dharmanarayana, who constructed the wall of Tamresvari (alias Kecaikhati, Dikkaravasini) Temple or the temple itself in AD 1442"{{harvcol|Shin|2023|p=69}}"The Pãyã-Tãmresvari (Dikkaravãsiní) temple inscription announces that King Dharmanãrãyana raised in 1364 Šaka [1442 AD] a wall (prãkãra) around the temple of Dikkaravãsiní, popularly known as Tãmresvari."{{harvcol|Neog|1977|p=817}}

==Features==

==Features==

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* {{Cite journal| last = Gogoi| first=Kakoli| title = Envisioning Goddess Tara: A Study of the Tara Traditions in Assam | journal= Proceedings of the Indian History Congress| volume=72 | year=2011| pages= 232–239| jstor=44146715|issn= 2249-1937}}

* {{Cite journal| last = Gogoi| first=Kakoli| title = Envisioning Goddess Tara: A Study of the Tara Traditions in Assam | journal= Proceedings of the Indian History Congress| volume=72 | year=2011| pages= 232–239| jstor=44146715|issn= 2249-1937}}

* {{Cite journal|last=Neog|first=Maheswar|title=Light on a Ruling Dynasty of Arunachal Pradesh in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries|date=1977|journal=Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute|volume=58/59|pages=813–820|jstor=41691751|issn=0378-1143}}

[[Category:Shiva temples]]

[[Category:Shiva temples]]

[[Category:Hindu temples in Lower Siang district]]

[[Category:Hindu temples in Lower Siang district]]