It is believed that the name Bomma is derived from the word Brahmana which was a rural village that was dominated by the Brahmins, which was then renamed as the Brahmapuram. The history of this temple begins with the end of the Surapadma's rigorous rule that was ended up with the tearful appeal to Lord to accept him as his ascend.In the view of Sthalapurana that deals with the ancient history, Surapadma believed that he had fought with the Lord to get entitled as the asura mayopaya. After getting descended and translated into the mount, he appealed Lord to accept him as His vehicle so that he can render fidelity services to the Lord. Finally he was asked to meditate in the bank of river Varaha in the shape of a peacock, in a place called as the Mailamalai. Since his meditation was a great success, he was granted the blessings from Murukan. Later, the place came to be known as Mayila malai or Mailam in short. The temple was actually built by the Pommayapuram Mathadhipathi king, on a large scale and is still maintained with a great deal of commitment. A Mutt was also established in connection with the temple and is used as the temple administration services so as to provide contemporary services to the devotees.