Kadwaha consists of the remains of no less than fifteen temples, built between the ninth and the eleventh centuries, and also served as the principal node in an expansive network of Saiva monasteries built under the instructions of powerful acharyas. The religious movement could be seen here from the Guha of Kadambaguhadhivasin that developed into a monastery, which validating the tapasthana (sacred location) of Mattamayuta acharyas in tapovana (penance forest), progressively raised into a sacred center of godliness, place of pilgrimage and strong fortress. The monastery of Kadwaha, was part of an expanding monastic network, associated with the lineage of Saiva-Siddhanta religious preceptors that became widely known by the name of Mattamayura.