In 1909, LNHO orphan boys found small clay status of Radha Krishna, which they worshipped in the hollow bark of a banyan tree (backside of the Temple). Since then kids were transformed & trustees decided to build a Temple for them, but when locals objected to the standards of worship, they instead had Lakshmi Narayan placed there. Mahatma Gandhi would sometimes visit for his morning prayers while at Mani Bhavan, Subsequently many locals also started coming. Gandhi is also reported to have hid from British officers who were out to arrest him by being locked inside this temple from the outside.