Rajim

Rajim stands at the meeting of the Mahanadi, Pairi and Sondur rivers, a confluence revered as the Prayag of Chhattisgarh. Its most celebrated shrine is the Rajiv Lochan temple, dedicated to Vishnu, whose image stands within a richly carved sanctuary. At the confluence itself is the temple of Kuleshwar Mahadev, raised on a high platform above the waters. The temples and inscriptions make Rajim an enduring religious centre of Dakshina Kosala.

A stone inscription in the Rajiv Lochan temple records the building of a Rama shrine and the gift of a village for its worship by Jagapala, a subordinate of the Kalachuri kings. The inscription also preserves details of his service under successive rulers of Ratanpur. In the eighteenth century Rajim was among the districts retained for the maintenance of Amar Singh Deo, the last Kalachuri ruler of Raipur. After his death in 1753, the Marathas took possession of them.