Maṅgēśa of Mangeshi

Maṅgēśa of Mangeshi

Tradition

Hindu / Shaiva / Konkani

Location

• Mangeshi (Priol), North Goa, Goa (15.45°N, 73.9833°E)

Sacred Narrative

Maṅgēśa of Priol village is the principal Shaiva shrine of Goa's Hindu community. Original shrine at Kushasthali (Cortalim) was destroyed by Portuguese 1560; relocated to Mangeshi 1665. Maṅgēśa is the kul-devatā of many Goan Saraswat Brahmin families — including the musician Lata Mangeshkar's. Annual Zatra in Māgha (January) fills the village for 5 days.