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Places of Interest

Tourist places of raigarh district
Sr. No. Name Of the Place Description
1. Ram Jharna It is about 18 Kms. from the District Head quarters. It has a natural water source. According to History, Lord Ram once had been here during his Vanwas, and drank water from the water source. Hence the name Ram Jharna. It is a very good picnic spot.
2. Gomarda Abhayaranya Situated in Sarangarh Tehsil 60 Kms. from the District HeadQuarters. It is spread over 278 Sq. Kms. It is a natural home for many rare wild animals like tigers, beers, etc.
3. Temples Gaurishankar Mandir, Shayam Mandir, Pahadh Mandir Situated at Raigarh
Banjari Mandir 20 Kms. from District Head Quarter,
Chandrahasini Mandir 30 Kms. from Raigarh (Situated in Chandrapur, Distt. Janjgir-Champa)
4. Parks Kamla Nehru Park, Haritima, Indira Vihar
5. Festival Chakradhar Samaroh Like other parts of India, In Raigarh also people celebrate ten days Ganesh festival. The interim period of ten days is observed with devotion, worship and festivity. Apart from other ceremonial observation and joyous celebrations the occasion is marked with cultural programs consisting of Music, Dance and Drama performed every evening. This festival used to celebrated by the ancestors of king Chakradhar Singh right from the time they made it their abode. They had, all of them, been very orthodox and had great faith in rituals and other religious observations.