Built in the 17th century, Shri Mahalasa Narayani Temple is located at Mardol village in Goa. The temple is dedicated to Shri Mahalasa Narayani is the powerful Kuladevata (family deity) of many Hindus, especially in western and southern India. Shri Mahalasa is the another name of the incarnation of Lord Vishnu as Mohini, the enchantress who is the Raj Kuladevata (Nation's Presiding Deity) of the world's only Hindu nation, the Kingdom of Nepal.