The changes made inside the temple have hidden any evidence of older structures.

The sanctum sanctorum has the central image of a fierce form of the goddess Durga, multi-armed (eight shoulders[6]), riding a tiger and killing a demon.

In this art form, now extinct, the top plastered layer of the mural was first dyed with a red pigment, which when removed revealed a lower white layer of plaster over which the murals were created.

[6] A he-buffalo was specially bred for offering as a sacrifice to the deity during the biennial Rathayatra (chariot festival).

Following Gandhi's protest, there was a successful movement in the town to abolish animal sacrifice spearheaded by Keshwain, chief trustee of the temple, in association with Vitthal Rao Hodike, a teacher and dedicated Gandhian of the town.