Mangeshi

temple is dedicated to Lord Mangesh, an incarnation of Shiva. Lord Mangesh is worshipped here as Shiva linga. According to the legend, Lord 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 Lord Shiva and cried out, "Trahi Mam girisha!" (Oh Lord of Mountains, save me!). Upon hearing the words, Lord Shiva turned himself back to his normal form. The words "mam girisha" became associated with Lord Shiva and over time the words got abbreviated to Mangirisha or Mangesh.

He is the kuldevta of many Hindus in Goa specially of Goud Saraswat Brahmins.