The Bhoramdeo Temple is located less than 20 km to the west of the main town.

According to legend, its name would have originated in Kabirdham, Kabir's see, the current name of the district.

In former times, many Kabir panth adherents resided in the town.

[2] Kawardha State's last ruler, Thakur Lal Dharamraj Singh, signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948, so the state territory was merged into Bombay State, following its splits first assigned to Madhya Pradesh, finally to Chhattisgarh.

The rulers of the princely state of Kawardha bore the title Thakur.