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Temple records date the relocation to 1560, Shalivahan Shaka 1482, Raudra Samvatsara. Jesuit letters to their superiors place it before 1 May 1560. The abandoned temple at Cortalim was subsequently used by Jesuit priests as a church.
The Mangesh lingam was originally at Kushasthali, now Cortalim. On discovering a Portuguese plan to convert Salcete's inhabitants and demolish its temples, the patron families uprooted the lingam overnight and carried it across the Zuari into Adil Shahi territory, re-establishing it at Priol.
One of Goa's largest and wealthiest temples, dedicated to Shiva as Mangesh. Laterite construction with church-influenced detailing and a seven-storey deepastambha.