Bhoramdeo (Kawardha)
Carved 11th-century Nagara temple below the Maikal hills
Best time to visit Bhoramdeo (Kawardha)
- Jan, peak season
- Feb, peak season
- Mar, shoulder season
- Apr, best avoided
- May, best avoided
- Jun, best avoided
- Jul, off-season
- Aug, off-season
- Sep, shoulder season
- Oct, shoulder season
- Nov, peak season
- Dec, peak season
peak shoulder off-season avoid
- Go: November to February
- Shoulder: March and September to October, quieter, and the weather is less of a sure thing
- Skip: April to June
Bhoramdeo (Kawardha) season by season
Winter December to February Prime time
Dec-Feb is 10-28 C and the stone carving reads best in low sun; add Madwa Mahal and Cherki Mahal on foot.
Summer March to May Shoulder
Apr-Jun runs 43 C on the Kawardha plain and the temple courtyard has almost no shade by mid-morning.
Monsoon June to September Shoulder
Jul-Aug the Maikal ridge behind the temple disappears into cloud; the site is lovely and empty, roads are patchy.
Autumn October to November Prime time
Oct-Nov is the easy season - warm days, Baiga hamlets in the hills above, and the temple tank actually full.
What Bhoramdeo (Kawardha) is actually like
Very few visitors midweek; one jungle retreat by the temple and simple lodges in Kawardha 18 km away
Getting to Bhoramdeo (Kawardha)
No railhead: Kawardha 18 km has buses from Raipur (3 h) and Bilaspur, then a shared jeep
Practical ways in: road
Trip facts
- How long to stay
- 1 day
- Budget
- Shoestring
- How busy
- Quiet at its peak
- Solo travel
- Doable solo with some planning
- Altitude
- 453 m
- State
- Chhattisgarh
- Coordinates
- 22.1154, 81.1483
Common questions
When is the best time to visit Bhoramdeo (Kawardha)?
November to February is peak season in Bhoramdeo (Kawardha). March and September to October is shoulder season: thinner crowds, a bit more risk in the weather. Avoid April to June. Oct-Nov is the easy season - warm days, Baiga hamlets in the hills above, and the temple tank actually full.
How many days do you need in Bhoramdeo (Kawardha)?
1 day is the usual stay. Very few visitors midweek; one jungle retreat by the temple and simple lodges in Kawardha 18 km away.
How do you get to Bhoramdeo (Kawardha)?
No railhead: Kawardha 18 km has buses from Raipur (3 h) and Bilaspur, then a shared jeep. Practical ways in: road.
Is Bhoramdeo (Kawardha) expensive, and does it get crowded?
Shoestring by Indian travel standards, and it runs quiet at the busiest time of year. Doable solo with some planning.
Nearby, and where to go next
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Kanha National Park
Madhya Pradesh
Sal-forest tiger reserve that inspired The Jungle Book
80 km from Bhoramdeo (Kawardha), roughly about 2 h by road
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Amarkantak
Madhya Pradesh
Source of the Narmada on a 1,000 m Maikal plateau
130 km from Bhoramdeo (Kawardha), roughly about 3 h by road
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Mandla
Madhya Pradesh
Gond fort town inside a Narmada loop below Kanha
130 km from Bhoramdeo (Kawardha), roughly about 3 h by road
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Ghughua Fossil Park
Madhya Pradesh
Petrified 65-million-year-old trees on the Dindori plateau
160 km from Bhoramdeo (Kawardha), roughly about 3 h by road
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Sirpur
Chhattisgarh
Brick temples and Buddhist viharas of a lost Kosala capital
180 km from Bhoramdeo (Kawardha), roughly about 3 h by road
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Rajim
Chhattisgarh
Three-river sangam with an 8th-century temple in the riverbed
200 km from Bhoramdeo (Kawardha), roughly about 4 h by road
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Barnawapara Sanctuary
Chhattisgarh
Sal forest of gaur and sloth bears an easy hop from Raipur
210 km from Bhoramdeo (Kawardha), roughly about 4 h by road
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Jabalpur & Bhedaghat (Marble Rocks)
Madhya Pradesh
White marble gorge on the Narmada and the Dhuandhar falls
230 km from Bhoramdeo (Kawardha), roughly about 4 h by road
More places to visit in Chhattisgarh
- Barnawapara Sanctuary Chhattisgarh
- Chitrakote Falls (Bastar) Chhattisgarh
- Gangrel Dam (Ravishankar Sagar) Chhattisgarh
- Jagdalpur (Bastar) Chhattisgarh
- Mainpat Chhattisgarh
- Rajim Chhattisgarh
- Sirpur Chhattisgarh