Madangopal Jiu Temple

Madangopal Jiu Temple
গোপালের মন্দির
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
Deity	Radha and Madangopala
Festivals	Janmastami and Dol yatra
Location
Location	Mellak
State	West Bengal
Country	India
Location in West Bengal
Geographic coordinates	22°28′00″N 87°54′21″E / 22.4668°N 87.9057°E / 22.4668; 87.9057
Architecture
Completed	17th-century CE: 1651; 373 years ago (1651)
Specifications
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. The temple is near to the traditional house of Bengali writer Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The temple was built in 1651 CE by the local Zamindar Mukundaprasad Roychowdhury who was a famous wrestler in this region during those times. The mandir was situated on the banks of the river Rupnarayan, now the river changed its course and has now moved further away. It is one of the oldest mandir of the district of Howrah and one of the largest Aatchala styled mandir in West Bengal. The temple is now in ruins. Reconstruction work was started in the early 2010 but stopped midway. The idols are being kept, cared for and worshiped by the nearby local family.