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'''Ambarnath''' more often spelt as '''Ambernath''' is a city in [[States of India|Indian state]] of [[Maharashtra]] which comes under the [[Thane district]] of Maharashtra in outskirts of Mumbai. | '''Ambarnath''' more often spelt as '''Ambernath''' is a city in [[States of India|Indian state]] of [[Maharashtra]] which comes under the [[Thane district]] of Maharashtra in outskirts of Mumbai. | ||
The city has been named from the ancient [[Shiv Mandir, Ambarnath|Shiv Mandir]] 'Ambreshwar'. The temple was built in 1060 AD by Pandavas and is an unique example of [[Hemadpanti architecture|Hemadpanthi architecture]]. | The city has been named from the ancient [[Shiv Mandir, Ambarnath|Shiv Mandir]] 'Ambreshwar'. The temple was built in 1060 AD by Pandavas and is an unique example of [[Hemadpanti architecture|Hemadpanthi architecture]]. | ||
The city is known for various defence establishments such as [[Naval Materials Research Laboratory]] and Artisan Training Schools. Ordnance Estate occupies a large portion of land sprawling as large as a medium-sized town. It produces arms, ammunition and armored vehicles for Indian army and defense services commissioned under the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defense, Government of India]]. It has two main factories namely [[Ordnance Factory Board|Ordnance factory]] (OFA) and a Machine Tools Prototype Factory (MPF). {{bar box|title=Religions in Ambernath|titlebar=#Fcd116|left1=Religion|right1=Percent|float=right|bars={{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|74}} | The city is known for various defence establishments such as [[Naval Materials Research Laboratory]] and Artisan Training Schools. Ordnance Estate occupies a large portion of land sprawling as large as a medium-sized town. It produces arms, ammunition and armored vehicles for Indian army and defense services commissioned under the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defense, Government of India]]. It has two main factories namely [[Ordnance Factory Board|Ordnance factory]] (OFA) and a Machine Tools Prototype Factory (MPF). Ambernath also know for the popular Parshuram Residency society. {{bar box|title=Religions in Ambernath|titlebar=#Fcd116|left1=Religion|right1=Percent|float=right|bars={{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|74}} | ||
{{bar percent|[[Buddhists]]|gold|15}} | {{bar percent|[[Buddhists]]|gold|15}} | ||
{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jains]]|brown|5.7}} | {{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jains]]|brown|5.7}} | ||