[1][2] Devotees of the temple include celebrities and chief ministers of Maharashtra who visit during the annual ten-day Ganeshotsav festival.

[5] Shrimant Dagadusheth Halwai and his wife Laxmibai was a trader and sweet maker settled in Pune.

They were approached by a compassionate sage who advised them to build a Ganesha temple in Pune.

[6] Later, as they did not have any heir, Dagdusheth adopted his nephew Govindsheth (born 1865) who was 9 years old at the time of their death.

A kind-hearted and generous man, he established one more Ganesh idol in wrestlers training center, which is called Jagoba Dada Talim.

Along with his mother, Govindsheth handled all the programmes like Ganesh Utsav, Datta Jayanti and other festivities.

His son Dattatray Govindsheth Halwai, born in 1926, was the one who established the third Ganesh idol replacing the second.

Various cultural activities like music concerts, bhajans, and Atharvasheersh recitation are organized by the trust.

[1] The Shrimant Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Trust carries out philanthropic work from the donations received, and is one of the richest in Maharashtra.