Madangopal Jiu Temple
Madangopal Jiu Temple | |
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Madangopal Jiu Temple | |
Location in West Bengal | |
Geography | |
Coordinates | 22°28′00″N 87°54′21″E / 22.4668°N 87.9057°ECoordinates: 22°28′00″N 87°54′21″E / 22.4668°N 87.9057°E |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
Locale | Mellock |
Culture | |
Sanctum | Radha and Madangopala |
Major festivals | Janmastami and Holi |
Architecture | |
Number of temples | 1 |
Number of monuments | 1 |
History | |
Date built | 17th Century AD |
Madangopal Jiu Temple (Bengali: মদনগোপাল জীউ মন্দির ) is a temple in the village of Mellock, near Samta, in the Indian state of West Bengal. The temple is also locally known as Gopaler Mondir, the temple of Gopala.
The temple is a terracotta ornamented aatchala (roof with 8 slopes). It was built in the 17th century AD by Mukundaprasad Roychoudhury, a descent of the Roychowdhury Zamindars of Mellock.
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