According to a folklore decades ago, Shirsala's residents discovered this Maruti's stone idol in the nearby river.

They took it to a neem tree and established it there, where the mandir is now present.

[5][6] The Mandira is unique because it does not have a Shikhar, Amlak, and Kadas.

[5] Shirsala Maruti is founded by Samarth Ramdas Swamy.

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