English: In Surguja district, there are many historic Hindu and Jain temple ruin sites and archaeological mounds in an area of about 75 square kilometers around Bhadwahi. The largest of these is the Satmahala site to the west of Bhadwahi. Another site east of Bhadwahi is the hamlet of Devgarh (Devtikara) with ruins of a historic Shiva temple. Along with and near the ruins is a modern era temple for Gauri-Shankara.

The local Hindus take parikrama (spiritual circumambulation), make offerings and pray at both before the ruins and the new temple structures. The regional legends link Devgarh–Bhadwahi to Maharishi Parasurama found in the Puranas.

The oldest items in the Shiva temple ruins are from the 11th to 12th century. The mutilated Hindu artwork here includes those of Surya, Uma-Maheswara, Ganga, Yamuna, Vishnu and others. Some of the stone carvings and statues here have no iconographic features and are likely tribal idols brought from unknown locations nearby.