Badrinath Dham Pilgrim

 

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Badrinath Dham Tour

Situated between the two mountains Nar and Narayan, Badrinath Dham is a glorious spot with pleasant sights and mix of divine nature and quietness of nature. It is the main objective of all the Char Dhams. A large number of vacationer come consistently to this hallowed Badrinath town to look for endowments and to get a brief look at the popular sanctuary of Shri Badrinathji.

Badrinath is the main Shrine which is important for both Chota Char Dham and India Char Dham. Badrinath is one among four journey communities in four corners of India. Among them were Badrikashram (Badrinath Temple) in the North, Rameshwaram in South, Dwarkapuri in west and Jagannathpuri in east. Badrinath is a place that is known for horde legends, every one just adding to the greatness of this spot. Alongside these legends, the blanketed mountain tops, smoothly streaming Alaknanda River and extraordinary scenes make the ideal foundation to work with an otherworldly association.

At the level of 3133 meters, badrinath sanctuary stands pleased with its rich past along the banks of stream Alaknanda. Different attractions of Badrinath are Tapt kund, Brahma kapal, Neelkanth top, Mata Murti Mandir, Charanpaduka and Vasudhara falls.

The best opportunity to visit the Badrinath sanctuary is from April/May to June and September to October/November.

What is the importance of Badrinath Dham for The Hindu?

Lord Vishnu is referred as ‘Badri’ in many sacred books of Hinduism. Badrinath Dham is known to be the home of Lord Vishnu. As per Skand Puran, in 8 AD, Adiguru Shankaracharya recovered the idol of Lord Badrinath from Narad Kund. He later constructed the temple and placed the idol here.

In other hand Badrinath Dham also mentioned in Vamana Purana. The fifth avatar of Lord Vishnu, Nar & Narayana sages perform penance here. Other mythology is that Pandavas with Draupadi visited the place during their last pilgrimage to Swargarohini.

Badrinath Dham Yatra Route

Badrinath is a Hindu holy town and a nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is located at an elevation of 11204 feet (3415 mts), in the shadow of Nilkanth Peak and between Nar-Narayana Hills.

Kedarnath Popular Route : Delhi → Haridwar (206 km) → Rishikeh (24 km) →) Deoprayag (71 km) → Kirtinagar (30 km) → Shrinagar (4 km) → Rudraprayag (34 km) → Gauchar (20 km) → Karnaprayag (12 km) → Nandprayag (20 km) → Chamoli (11 km) → Birahi (8 km) → Pipalkoti (9 km) → Garur Ganga (5 km) → Helang (15 km) → Joshinath (14 km) → Vishnuprayag (13 km) → Govindghat (8 km) → Pandukeshwar (3 km) → Hanumanchatti (10 km) → Shri Badarinath Ji (11 km).