Bhoramdeo Temple, Hindu temple in Kawardha, Chhattisgarh, India

Bhoramdeo is a stone Hindu temple near Kawardha in Chhattisgarh, located at the base of the Maikal hills. The outer walls show continuous fine carvings and human figures in different poses.

The stone temple dates to the 11th century, while the complex also holds earlier brick temples built under the Pandus, similar to those at Kharod, Palari, Rajim and Sirpur. An inscription on a seated bearded yogi in the mandapa gives Kalachuri samvat 840, placing construction in the reign of the sixth Phani Naga king Gopal Dev. The Naga kings of Chakrakota, who practised tantrism, are credited with the work.

The name comes from Bhoramdeo, the name the Gond tribes of the area gave to Shiva, to whom the temple is dedicated. The sanctum holds a black stone Shiva Linga among several other sculptures, and the mandapa keeps images of Lakshmi, Vishnu and Garuda.

Access is via a road running about 18 kilometers (11 miles) northwest from Kawardha, also reachable from Raipur Airport. The surroundings are usually quiet and shaded, with trees around the temple grounds.

The temple's kalasha, the circular finial atop the sanctum tower, is missing. A 1551 inscription records that Madhavapati Shah and Bahu Rai of Ratanpur took it to a place called Sangameshwar as a victory symbol after winning the kingdom; a later king, Daduji, is said to have brought it back, though the inscription does not say where it was kept.