Background
Dinanath Mangeshkar, popularly known as Dina, was born at Mangeshi, Goa on 29 December 1900. His father's name was Ganesh Bhatt Abhisheki,who was a and served as priest at the famous Mangueshi Temple,and his mother was Yesubai. Yesubai Rane,his mother belonged to Devadasi,community of Goa,(now known as Gomantak Maratha Samaj). She occasionally sang at the temple festivals and had an erring genius for music. Dinanath's father surname was Hardikar whose family bathed(see:Abhisheka) the Linga of lord Shiva at Mangueshi temple, thus they were known as Abhishekis. Dinanath adopted the surname Mangeshkar which means from the village of Mangeshi in Marathi.
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