Jejuri's Khandoba is a Kuladaivata of many farming families, Brahmins and nomadic Dhangar tribe of the Maharashtra and Deccan region.

[6] According to legends and folklore, Khandoba was a human Avatar of Bhagawan Shiva; he used to live and rule the region from Jejuri-gad (transl.

[8] In 1737–1739, Chimaji Appa, brother of Peshwa Baji Rao I, gifted Portuguese church bells from Vasai to the temple.

[13] The Kunbi-Marathas casts', Dhangar tribe, herdsmen, nomadic folks of Maharashtra worship Jejuri's Khandoba.

This led the God Shiva to arrive on earth in the avatar of Khandoba to destroy Mani and Malla.

[6] The eight-sided, 350 yards (320 m) long fort boundary encloses a cloister courtyard, with the main temple shrine at the center.

[15] The temple is built in Hemadpanthi architecture style,[citation needed] consisting of an outer square hall and an inner sanctum.

[3] Devotees throw turmeric in the air as an offering to the god, and as a result the steps of the hill temple and premises have a yellow hue.