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{{Short description|Temple in Priol, Ponda taluk, Goa}}
{{Infobox Hindu temple
|name = Shree Mangesh Saunsthan
|image = File:Shri-Mangesh-Temple,Goa.JPG
|country = [[India]]
|state = [[Goa]]
|district = [[North Goa]]
|locale = [[Mangeshi Village]], [[Priol]]
|elevation_m =
|elevation_footnotes =
|deity = [[Shiva]]
|consort = [[Parvati]] [[Sati]] [[Adishakti]]
|festivals = [[Maha Shivaratri]]
|established = 1560
|year_completed = 1560
}}

'''Shri Manguesh temple''' ([[Devanagari]]: {{lang|und-Deva|श्री मंगेश मंदीर}}) is located at [[Mangeshi Village]] in [[Priol]], [[Ponda taluk]], Goa.<ref name="goatourism_manguesh">[http://www.goatourism.gov.in/destinations/temples/145-manguesh-temple-priol Department of Tourism, Government of Goa, India - Manguesh Temple, Priol]</ref> It is at a distance of 1 km from [[Mardol, Goa|Mardol]] close to [[Nagueshi]], 21 km from [[Panaji]] the capital of [[Goa]],<ref name="goatourism_manguesh" /> and 26 km from [[Margao]].

Shree Mangueshi is the Kuldeva (family deity) of Goud Saraswat Brahman. Shrimad Swamiji of Shri [[Kavale Math]] is Spiritual chief Of Shri Manguesh Saunsthan, Mangueshi.
This temple is one of the largest and most frequently visited temples in [[Goa]].<ref name="Abram2003">{{cite book|author=David Abram|title=Goa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GGZRtj4OnccC&pg=PA105|year=2003|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-84353-081-7|pages=107–}}</ref> In 2011, the temple along with others in the area instituted a dress code on visitors of the temple.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/goa-temple-bans-entry-of-foreigners-others-impose-dress-code-457702|title=Goa temple bans entry of foreigners, others impose dress code|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==History==
This temple had its origins in Kushasthali [[Cortalim]], a village in [[Mormugão]] which fell to the invading Portuguese in 1543. In the year 1560, when the [[History of Goa#Portuguese conquest and colonisation|Portuguese]] started [[Goan Inquisition|Christian conversions]] in [[Salcete|mormugao]] taluka, the Saraswats of Kaundinya Gotra and Vatsa Gotra moved the Mangesh Linga from the original site at the Kushasthali or Cortalim on the banks of river Aghanashini ([[Zuari]])(Sancoale) to its present location at Mangeshi in Priol village of Atrunja Taluka, which was then ruled by the Hindu kings of Sonde of Antruz Mahal ([[Ponda, India|Ponda]]), to be more secure.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://shrimangesh.com/ |title=Shri Mangesh Devasthan}}</ref>

Since the time of the shifting, the temple has been rebuilt and renovated twice during the reign of the Marathas and again in the year 1890. The final renovation occurred in the year 1973 when a golden [[kalasha]] (holy vessel) was fitted atop the tallest dome of the temple.<ref name="goatourism_manguesh" />

The original site was a very simple structure, and the current structure was only built under Maratha rule, some 150 years after it had been moved. The Peshwas donated the village of Mangeshi to the temple in 1739 on the suggestion of their Sardar, Shri Ramchandra Malhar Sukhtankar, who was a staunch follower of Shri Mangesh. Just a few years after it was built, this area too fell into Portuguese hands in 1763,<ref name="Souza1989">{{cite book|author=Teotonio R. De Souza|title=Essays in Goan History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ruTu9oaUgUgC&pg=PA20|date=1 January 1989|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-7022-263-7|pages=20–}}</ref> but by now, the Portuguese had lost their initial religious zeal and had become quite tolerant of other religions, and so, this structure remained untouched.

==Deities==

===Main Deity===

[[File:Shri Mangesh.jpg|thumb|right|Scan of a wallet card depicting Shri Mangesh]]
The main temple is dedicated to Bhagavan Manguesh, an incarnation of [[Shiva]]. Bhagavan Mangesh is worshipped here as Shiva linga. According to the legend, [[Shiva]] had manifested into a tiger to scare his wife [[Parvati]]. Paravati, who was frightened at the sight of the tiger, went in search of Shiva and cried out, "Trahi Mam girisha!" (Oh Lord of Mountains, save me!). Upon hearing the words, Shiva turned himself back to his normal form. The words "mam girisha" became associated with Shiva and over time the words got abbreviated to Manguirisha or Manguesh.<ref name="goatourism_manguesh" />

He is the [[kuldevta]] of many [[Goud Saraswat Brahmin]]s.<ref name="Saraswati1984">{{cite book|author=Baidyanath Saraswati|title=The Spectrum of the Sacred: Essays on the Religious Traditions of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HazzvPDMgz8C&pg=PA138|year=1984|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|pages=138–|id=GGKEY:SPH4CJ0Y60Z}}</ref>

=== Other deities ===
The complex also has shrines of deities in the temple are Nandikeshvar, Gajanan, Bhagavati and the Gramapurusha Deva Sharma of the Vatsa gotra. The subsidiary shrines to the rear of the main building house Devtas like Mulakeshwsar, [[Virabhadra]], [[Shantadurga|Saanteri]], [[Lakshmi Narayan|Lakshminarayana]], [[Surya]]narayan, [[Garuda]] and [[Bhairava|Kala Bhairav]].

==Legend==
The Mangesh Linga is said to have been consecrated on the mountain of Mangireesh (Mongir) on the banks of river Bhagirathi by Brahma, from where the Saraswat Brahmins brought it to Trihotrapuri in [[Bihar]]. They carried the linga to Gomantaka and settled at Mormugao, on the banks of Zuari river present day called Kushasthali (modern day Cortalim) and established their most sacred temple there.

{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

==Temple complex==
The 450-year-old Shri Mangesh temple dedicated to Shiva stands out with its simple and yet exquisitely elegant structure. The temple architecture consists of several domes, pilasters and balustrades. There is a prominent [[Nandi (bull)|Nandi Bull]] and a beautiful seven-story [[Deep Jyoti Stambh|deepstambha]] (lamp tower), which stands inside the temple complex. The temple also has a magnificent water tank, which is believed to be the oldest part of the temple.<ref name="ThomasKarafin2009">{{cite book|author1=Amelia Thomas|author2=Amy Karafin|title=Goa and Mumbai|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZxY69WvM5o0C&pg=PA134|year=2009|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74104-894-0|pages=134–}}</ref>

The Sabha Griha is a spacious hall which accommodates over 500. The decor includes the chandeliers of the nineteenth century. The central part of the Sabha Griha leads to the Garbha Griha where the image of Mangesh is consecrated.

==Rituals==

===Daily rituals===
Like most temples in Goa, Mangueshi Temple has a large number of pujas being performed daily. Every morning, Shodshopchar pujas, namely [[Abhisheka]], Laghurudra and Maharudra, are performed. This is followed by Maha-Aarti at noon and Panchopchar pooja at night.

Every Monday, the idol of Manguesh is taken out for a procession in the [[Palakhi]] accompanied by music before the evening [[Aarti]].

===Festivals===
The annual festivals include [[Rama Navami]], [[Akshaya Tritiya]], Anant Vritotsava, [[Navaratri]], [[Dussera]], [[Diwali]], Magha Poornima Festival (Jatrotsav) and Mahashivratri. Magha Poornima Festival begins on Magha Shukla Saptami and ends on Magha Poornima.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shrimangesh.org/festivals.html |title=Welcome to Shri Mangeshi's Devasthan on the Internet! |website=www.shrimangesh.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041204073940/http://www.shrimangesh.org/festivals.html |archive-date=2004-12-04}} </ref>

== Gallery ==
{{Hinduism}}
<gallery>
Image:Mangueshi Temple Goa.jpg|View Of the Temple on a cloudy day
Image:Shri Mangeshi temple in the night..jpg|Night View
Image:Goa - Shri Mangueshi temple (11).JPG|A photo showing the Gopuram, temple and [[Deep Stambha]].
Image:Shri Mangirish Math Mangeshi Goa.jpg|Shri Mangirish Math, located near the entrance path towards the temple

Image:Mangeshi Temple Entrance.jpg|Entrance towards Shri Mangueshi Temple
Image:Mangeshi Temple, Goa.jpg|View of the Shri Mangueshi Temple from the front
Image:Shri_Mangeshi_Temple_Lake.jpg|View of the Shri Mangeshi Temple water tank
Image:Shri_Mangeshi_Temple_Rath_(temple_chariot).jpg|Shri Mangeshi Temple Rath (Temple Chariot)
</gallery>

==See also==
{|
|-
| valign="top" style="width:150px" |
* [[Mangeshi Village]]
* [[Ramnathi]]
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* [[Shanta Durga temple]]
* [[Kavale]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Mangueshi Temple}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* [http://www.jyotirlinga.com Virtual Shiva Darshan and pilgrimage with videos and images]
* [http://www.shrimangesh.org/ Shri Mangesh Devasthan]
* [http://mahalaxmidev.com/mangesh.html Shri Mahalaxmi Sausthan]
* [http://www.shivshankar.in/the-origin-of-the-name-shri-mangueshi/ The origin of the name Shri Mangueshi]
}}

{{Hindu temples in Goa}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in North Goa district]]
[[Category:Shiva temples in Goa]]
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[[Category:16th-century Hindu temples]]

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Ajay Kumar at 16:44, 28 August 2023