Madangopal Jiu Temple

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Madangopal Jiu Temple
গোপালের মন্দির
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DeityRadha and Madangopala
FestivalsJanmastami and Dol yatra
Location
LocationMellak
StateWest Bengal
CountryIndia
Madangopal Jiu Temple is located in West Bengal
Madangopal Jiu Temple
Location in West Bengal
Geographic coordinates22°28′00″N 87°54′21″E / 22.4668°N 87.9057°E / 22.4668; 87.9057Coordinates: 22°28′00″N 87°54′21″E / 22.4668°N 87.9057°E / 22.4668; 87.9057
Architecture
Completed17th-century CE
Temple(s)1
Monument(s)1

Madangopal Jiu Temple is a 450 year old Hindu temple in the village of Mellak, near Samta, in Deulti town,in Howrah district, in the Indian state of West Bengal. The temple is locally known as Gopaler Mondir (literally, "the temple of Gopala"). The temple is terracotta ornamented and is built in the aatchala (roof with eight slopes) style.it was commissioned by Mukundaprasad Roychowdhury, a descent of the Roychowdhury zamindars of Mellak, in the 17th-century CE.This temple is near to the traditional house of Bengali writer Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.

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