Badrinath is the holiest of the four Dhams in Uttarakhand. It stands at a height of 3133mts and is on the banks of the holy river Alaknanda. It is bounded by some beautiful Himalayan peaks and the prominent mountains among them are Neelkanth, Nar and Narayan. Badrinath Is home to Lord Vishnu and the temple has a colourful ‘Singh Dwara’ on the main entrance gate. Inside the ‘garbha griha’ there is a one meter tall black stone image of Vishnu in the form of Lord Badri Narayan. Devotees take a holy dip in the thermal springs at Tapt Kund before entering the temple.
PANCH BADRI
Badrinath
Yogadhyan Badri (1920m) From Badrinath drive towards Joshimath, after 23 kms you arrive at Yog badri which is near Pandukeshwar, accomodation is available at Govind Ghat which is just 3 kms away
Bhavishya Badri (2744m) From Joshimath drive 15kms to Tapovan then another 4kms to Saldhar then 6kms trek to Bhavishya Badri.
Vridha Badri (1380m) From Joshimath drive towards Pipalkoti, after 20kms just before Helang is Vridha Badri
Adi Badri (1180m) From Karna Prayag (take the road which goes to Ranikhet) drive 6kms to Shimli then 13kms drive to Adi Badri.
DISTANCE
Badrianth is at a distance of 526 kms from Delhi, 301 kms from Rishikesh, 165 kms from Rudraprayag.
EXCURSIONS
Mata Murty Temple
Devoted to the mother of Sri Badrinathji. Other important temples include Shesh Netra temple, Urvashi Temple and Charanpaduka.
Mana Village
Inhabited by an Indo-Mongolian tribe, it is the last Indian village before Tibet. It is 3 km from Badrinath by road.
Vasudhara
As the name suggests, Vasudhara is a magnificent water fall. This place is 5 km from Badrinath, out of which 2 km is motorable upto Mana.
