According
to the history the temple was build in between 9th & 10th century. Madhavrao Peshwa made a room in the
basement of the temple to keep the idol of the lord Ganesh. Later on
Sardar Kibe of Indore renovated it.
Nagarkhana is situated above the entrance
gate. Main temple looks like temple from Peshwa's period. Temple facing
east has huge & beautiful entrance gate.
You will be surprised to know that the idol of these lord Ganesh is
also named as 'Mahotkat', and it is said that the idol has 10 trunks and
20 hands.
While going from the Pune
- Nagar high way the route is Pune - Koregaon - then via Shikrapur
Rajangaon is 21 kms before Shirur. From Pune its 50 kms.
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