During the British period, the Gariaband district came under Mahasamund Tehsil. Initially, the Gariaband district was known as Bindranavagarh tehsil. In order to expand the reach of the administrative facilities to the general public, Fingeshwar, Chhaura, Devbhog, and Mainpur tehsils have been divided into sub-tehsils respectively. Certified documents of Bindranavagarh are not available enough. But according to Janushruti and certain evidences, tribal kings have been the administrative area of landlords. Bindranavagarh and Gariaband remain the main administrative areas. The Gond tribal kings moved their capital to Chhaura in 1901. During this period, the zamindari of Fingeswar (including 82 villages of Ghat Khalhe) continued to be ruled by the Maratha rulers under Rajim. Pandit Sundarlal Sharma’s main place of work was Rajim area, which became the landlords of Sahu people in Panduka region.
The beginning of the Gariaband district begins with a visit to the ancient temples of Rajim. The major religious, historical and Rajim of the district, Rajim is an important city from the ancient point of view at the confluence of Mahanadi, Pari and Sondhur. The temple here is famous for beautiful Vishnu temples. The Kuleshwara temple has a worship hall and pavilion. The cells of the temple open towards the pavilion, which is a narrow chamber, which stands on two rows of pillars. The temples here were built in the 14th or 15th century. The city has a number of temples, one of which is the Rajiv Lochan Temple. The iconic main idol here is that of Chaturbhuj Vishnu. In which all common signs are located. On one wall within the temple are two inscriptions of different periods, one of them possibly dating to the 8th or 9th century. The beautiful and sacred temple of Rajiv Lochan is surrounded by seven other temples. It is relatively modern. The Rajiv Lochan Temple is 18 meters long and 8 meters wide and is situated on a platform about 2.5 meters high. The pavilion of the temple is 12 meters long and 5 meters wide. Apart from this, Rajeshwar Temple, Daneshwar Temple, Jagannath Temple, Ram Temple are also located. The beginning of the Gariaband district begins with a visit to the ancient temples of Rajim. The major religious, historical and Rajim of the district, Rajim is an important city from the ancient point of view at the confluence of Mahanadi, Pari and Sondhur. The temple here is famous for beautiful Vishnu temples. The Kuleshwar temple has a worship hall and pavilion. The cells of the temple open towards the pavilion, which is a narrow chamber, which stands on two rows of pillars.
