Siddhatek is one of the popular places of Aṣṭavināyaka. Śrī Viṣṇu attained Siddhi by the grace of Vināyaka at this place; hence, it is named as Siddhatek. This Śrī Kṣetra lost its connection with people considering the inaccessibility of earlier periods, even when the place had a sacred importance as Bhagwan Śrī Viṣṇu, Sage Vedavyasa, and Sage Bhrushundi performed penance here. According to the traditional legends:

1) Śrī Siddhivināyaka Bhagwan, in divine appearance, instructed a cowherd boy wandering in this region that, “there is my place on a hill, which is currently in a hidden state.” The cowherd, along with his companions, found the idol hidden in the bushes.

2) A cowherd’s cow used to go to a high point on the hill and give milk every day. It is said that an idol of Lord Gaṇeśa was found after digging at that place.

Mahasadhu Śrī Moraya Gosavi Maharaj performed penance in his initial and later days at this place.

There was no temple of such nature that is seen today. It was Sardar Phadke who built a stone road for the first time from the Bhima river to the temple and an embankment (Ghat) on the Bhima river. The Sanctum structure (Gabhara) of the temple was built by Punyashlok Ahilyabai Holkar. You can still see this solid fifteen-foot-high and ten-foot-wide sanctum. The assembly hall in front of the temple was built by Navkotnarayan Swanandavasi Gopalrao Mairal, a great Gaṇeśa worshiper from Baroda. There is also a temple dedicated to Lord Viṣṇu on the circumambulation path of Śrī Siddhivināyaka.