Bombay then and Mumbai now is the financial capital of India. Large number of people migrated to this city from all over India and from Kerala.

Also a large number of people migrated to this city in search of employment and other livelihood. The people from Kerala settled at specific areas and Ambernath is one such Mumbai suburb.

Idol worship is as old as human race and those who migrated from Kerala also established their culture by constructing temples, particularly that of Lord Krishna (Guruvayoorappan) and Lord Ayyappa.

The rituals in these temples attracted others due to its specific methods and sanctity. Man always looked at these temples as place of protection and believed that prayers offered in temples bring them prosperity and peace.