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State Temple
Mangueshi Temple
मंगेशी मंदिर
Location
Mangeshi, Goa
Darshan
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Deity
🪔Lord Shiva (Manguesh)
Entry
Free entry
The Mangueshi Temple is one of the most prominent, largest, and most frequently visited Hindu temples in Goa. It is the kuladevata (family deity) of many Goud Saraswat Brahmins.
Mythology
According to the Sahyadri Khanda, Lord Shiva was distressed after losing everything in a game of dice with Goddess Parvati. He wandered and came to Goa. When Parvati came looking for him, he transformed into a tiger to frighten her. She cried out "Trahi Mam Girisha" (Save me, Lord of the Mountains). The word "Mam Girisha" over time became "Manguesh."