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Description: Mangueshi Temple, a temple dedicated to Lord Manguesh, an incarnation of Lord Shiva, is located in Ponda district of Goa. According to a legend, after losing a game of dice to Goddess Parvati, Lord Shiva had come down from Kailash. When the goddess came looking for him, He decided to scare her by turning himself into a tiger. Seeing the approaching animal, Goddess Parvati cried out in fright which made Lord Shiva to change his form and return back to Kailash with her. A temple was constructed at the place the incident took place near the Cortalim village but Portugese invasion forced the temple to be shifted to its current location at Priol and its reconstruction took place under the Maratha regime.

The temple architecture has distinct maratha and mughal influence which is evident by the elegant domes and balusters. One of the distinguishing feature of this temple is the beautiful seven storey lamp tower erected outside the temple complex meant to be illuminated with diyas on special occasions and festivals.
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