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Badrinath
: Abode of Lord Vishnu
Cradled in
the twin Mountain ranges
of Nar and Narayan is the
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The
Badrinath Temple
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holiest of
the four main shrines-- Badrinath along the left bank of
River Alaknanda with the towering Neelkantha Peak as the
splendid backdrop. Once the spot was carpeted with 'badris'
or wild berries and hence was famous as Badri van
Legend has it, when the Ganga was requested to descend to
earth to help suffering humanity, the earth was unable to
withstand the force of its descent. Therefore the might
Ganga was split into 12 holy channels. Alaknanda was one
of them that later became the abode of Lord Vishnu or Badrinath.
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Pilgrims
take a ritual bath in the hot sulphur springs of Tapt
Kund.
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The temple of Shri Badrinathji
on the banks of the Alaknanda River dates back to vedic times.
Situated at an altitude of 3,133 mts., the present temple
is believed to have been built by Adi Guru Shankaracharya
- an 8th century Philosopher saint, who also established
a math here. Also known as 'Vishal Badri', Badrinath is one
of the Panch Badris.
The temple remains closed during the winter season and is
open from April - May to October - November.
Area:
3 sq.kms.
Altitude: 3133 mts.
Season:
From opening to closing,
generally from April to November.
Clothing:
April-May and Oct- Nov: Heavy
Woolens, June-Sept: Light Woolens.
Accessibility
Air:
Nearest airport is a Jollygrant, 314kms.
Nearest railhead is Rishikesh, 297kms. which is connected
to major cities like Howrah, Mumbai, Delhi & Lucknow
by rail.
There are two routes to reach Badrinath from Delhi :
Route 1 : Delhi-Rishikesh : 287kms. by rail, Rishikesh-Badrinath
297kms.
by road.
Route 2 : Delhi-Kotdwar : 300kms. by rail, Kotdwar-Badrinath
327kms. by road.
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