Both places are related to the exile period of Lord Ram.
Under Ram Van Gaman circuit, nine sites were selected in the first phase to be developed as tourism pilgrimage. Sitamadi-Harchauka in Korea and Ramgarh in Surguja districts are among them.
During his exile, Ram entered Chhattisgarh from Korea. Sitamadi-Harchauka in Janakpur of Bharatpur Tehsil is believed to have been his first stop in Chhattisgarh.
There are 17 chambers in the caves of Sitamadi-Harchauka on the bank of Mawai river. This place is also known as Sita Ki Rasoi. There is a ‘Shilakhand’ here which is believed to be the footprint of Lord Ram.
The site also houses a Shivling. This place is known as Harchauka (kitchen). Ram reached Sitamarhi-Ghaghra on the banks of Rapa river from Harchauka.
There is a four-chambered cave about 20 feet above, in the middle of which the Shivling is established.
The caves of ‘Sitabengra’ and ‘Jogimara’ are believed to date back to the Mauryan period. Evidence of inscriptions in in Jogimara cave and inscriptions in Brahmi script of Gupta period are seen in Sitabengra cave.