The Siddhivinayak Temple of Siddhatek is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Ganesha- God of wisdom. The temple is one of the Ashtavinayaka, the eight revered shrines of Ganesha in the Indian state of Maharashtra and the only Ashtavinayaka shrine in Ahmednagar district.The temple stands on a hillock, surrounded by thick foliage of Babul trees and is located approx 1 km from the Siddhatek village. To propitiate the deity, devotees often perform pradakshina of the hillock seven times, even though the there is no paved road and the path passes through thorny shrubs.
The present temple was built in the late 1700s by Ahilyabai Holkar, who built and renovated many Hindu temples.
The Ganesha icon here is with his trunk turned to the right. Usually, the trunk of Ganesha is depicted turned to his left. It is believed that the right-trunked Ganesha is very powerful, but difficult to please.This is the only Ashtavinayaka shrine where the deity has his trunk to the right.Traditionally, an icon whose trunk is to the right is named "Siddhi-Vinayaka", the giver of siddhi ("accomplishment, success", "supernatural powers"). The temple is thus considered as a jagrut kshetra where the deity is said to highly powerful.
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