Badrinath
Address
Badri to Mata Murti road, Badrinath, Uttarakhand 246422 Chamoli district Uttarakhand, IndiaMap
Description
Badarinath or Badarinarayana Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu. It is situated in the town of Badrinath in Uttarakhand, India. The temple is also one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu—holy shrines for Vaishnavas—who is worshipped as Badrinath. It is open for six months every year (between the end of April and the beginning of November), because of extreme weather conditions in the Himalayan region.The image of the presiding deity worshipped in the temple is a 1 ft (0.30 m), the black granite deity of Vishnu in the form of Badrinarayan. The deity is considered by many Hindus to be one of eight svayam vyakta kshetras, or self-manifested deities of Vishnu.
Tales
According to Hindu mythology, Lord Vishnu meditated in the area for thousands of years in the form of a berry (Badri in Hindi), and the place came to be known as Badri-Vishal. It is said that the gods and demons once approached Lord Vishnu to help them churn the oceans in search of the elixir of immortality. Lord Vishnu agreed to help, but he insisted that he would only drink the first drop that emerged from the ocean. The first drop was poison, and Lord Vishnu drank it to save the world from being destroyed. To save himself from the effects of the poison, Lord Vishnu retreated to the mountains near Badrinath, where he meditated and performed severe austerities.
History
The temple of Badrinath is believed to have been established by Adi Shankaracharya, one of the most prominent Hindu saints and philosophers, in the 8th century AD. Over the centuries, the temple has undergone several renovations and expansions, and it has been an important center of pilgrimage for Hindus for many generations. The temple is open for visitors from April to November, when the harsh mountain weather makes it possible to access the area. The rest of the year, the idol of Lord Vishnu is kept in nearby Joshimath, where it is worshipped until the next season.
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All week: 6 am–12 pm, 4–9 pm
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