Deenanath Mangeshkar

Deenanath Mangeshkar was a wellknown Marathi theatre actor, a renowned Natya Sangeet musician and a Hindustani classical vocalist.

Deenanath Mangeshkar, popularly known as Dina, was born at Mangeshi, Goa onDecember 1900. His father, Ganesh Bhatt Abhisheki, was a Karhade Brahmin who served as priest at the famous Mangueshi Temple in Goa. The original surname of his family was Hardikar, but because the family had the traditional privilege of performing the Abhishekam ceremony for the Shiva lingam of the Mangueshi Temple, they came to be known by the surname Abhisheki. However, Deenanath did not inherit either of the two surnames of his fathers family. This is because his mother Yesubai belonged to the Devadasi community of Goa, which is now known as Gomantak Maratha Samaj. Since the family lived in Mangeshi village in Goa, and Deenanath was born there, he was given the surname Mangeshkar, which means of Mangesh. Incidentally, Mangesh is the name of the deity worshipped in the Mangueshi Temple.

Source: Wikipedia