The temple of Shri Mangesh is set amidst natural beauty and pleasant surroundings. Mangeshi, a little village along Goa's Panaji-Ponda road is not only a point of pilgrimage for the followers of the Lord, it attracts hundreds of tourists from all over India and abroad.

This site is an attempt to bridge the gap between the Lord's temple and His devotees who live far away, many of them scattered all over the world  

This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva.The gallery of the temple has exquisite carvings of events of Ramayana and images of Ashtadikpal and Gandharva.

The legend that is associated with this temple is that Goddess Parvati, Shiva's consort, came to Goa in search of her divine spouse, who had left her alone in their mountainous home after a disagreement. On seeing her , Lord Shiva took the form of tiger.

On seeing the tiger Goddess Parvati cried for help- "Trahi Maam Girisha(help me Shiva).The words "Maam Girisha" were addressed to Shri. Mangesh for help. Thousands of believers come here annually, to take refuge in the great Lord Shiva, as Parvati had done.

Shri Mangeshi temple actually had its origins in Kushasthali, now know as Cortalim, a village in Salcete.Salcete fell into Portuguese rule in 1543.

This temple was dutifully preserved until the arrival of the Inquisition from Europe in 1567, when it was vandalized and demolished. 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.

Festivals and periodical devotional activities are celebrated here in a big way.The Mangeshi Rath Yatra festival is celebrated in a very big way and attented by large number of people from all over.The maximum people attached to this Temple and the God Mangesh pertain to the caste calle-Gaud Saraswat Brahmins (G.S.B.)