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Malinithan is a temple site in ruins. It is situated at the foot of the Siang hills under the Likabali Sub-Division of West Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. It is only 1-Km east of Likabali, the nearest administrative centre.
PRIME
ATTRACTIONSTEMPLES
Ruins Of Durga Temple 
Relics
of stone images of Malinithan came to be noted from the early twenties of
the present century. In course of series of excavation from 1968 and
ending 1971, ruins of temples and valuable scriptures were unearthed at
this site. The fame of Malinithan as a holy place of worship draws a large
number of visitors and piligrims.
The site excavated has beautifully designed and decorated basement of a
temple, divine images, icons of deities, animal motifs and floral designs,
carved columns and panels. These rich granite sculptures that are
discovered belong to 14th -15th century, the more important being 'Indra'
on Airavat or Airabat (elephant), 'Surya' (Sun God) on Chariot, Mayurasan
(peacock-seat) along with more than 100 Gods And Goddesses, dancing
Yakshi, Images of erotic twins on the arch and a huge 'Nandi' bull. A
Shivalinga, made of falic stone is also present over here. The temple at
Malinithan is dedicated to Goddess Durga and is built on the classical
tradition of Orissa.
A Legend
According to a Purana, on the way to Dwarka from Bhismaknagar (also spelt
as Bhishmaknagar), Sri Krishna with his newly married wife Rukmini Devi
begged blessings of Goddess Parvati. Devi Parvati greeted the newly
married couple with wreath. So unique was the stringing of the garland
that overwhelmed Krishna called Devi Parvati as " Sucharu Malini",
meaning, a lady who strings garlands beautifully - hence from Malini to
Malinithan being the name.
HOW
TO GET THERE Air: The nearest airport from Malinithan is
Leelabari or Dibrugarh
in Assam . A
helipad is also situated at Along.
Rail: Nearest railway station is Silapathan,
Assam .
Road: One can reach Malinithan by bus or car from
Guwahati
(Assam), as well as by bus from Itanagar.
NEARBY CITIES Likabali: 1-km
Silapathar: 10-km
Akashiganga: 12-km
Leelabari: 110-km
North Lakhimpur: 109-km
Itanagar: 189-km