Badrinath
temple
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| Badrinath Temple |
Badrinath Temple
is
one of the Hindu holy places. Badrinath is located in the Uttarakhand district.
Badrinath temple is located on Garhwal Himalayas, at the Bank of Alaknanda
River.
Alaknanda river is one of the two
headwaters of river Ganga.
Badrinath temple is one of the
Chardham and one of the Panch Badri. Even though it is one of the 108 Divya
Desams(devoted to Lord Vishnu).
This temple is devoted to Lord
Vishnu (The Preserver) and is also known as Narayana. Badrinath temple was
destroyed many times due to earthquakes and snow slides, but was re-established
by Adi Shankara.
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| Lord Badrinath at Badrinath Temple |
Shankar found a black stone image of badrinarayan on saligram stone in Alaknanda river.The statue (murti) of Badrinath in Badrinath temple was in a cave of Tapt Kund( hot spring) and after that the king of Garhwal moved the statue and placed the statue in Badrinath temple (its original place).
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| Badri Vishal By: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sss_ddd/ |
There is a temple around 3km away from Badrinath temple which is called Mata Murti
Temple and it is
believed that this temple is the mother of Nara and Narayana (an avatar of Lord Vishnu).
The most celebrated festival in
Badrinath is Mata Murti Ka Mela, this festival is dedicated to the holy
river or Mother Ganga who came to encourage the growth of the earth.
Badri Kedar is also
a festival which is celebrated in both the temples Badrinath and Kedarnath in
the month of June for eight days.
Best
Time To Visit Badrinath
Best
time to visit Badrinath is between April to November. And for the next
six months, Badrinath temple
closed down due to harsh climatic conditions.
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| Badrinath By:https://www.flickr.com/photos/ghalibonagiddy/ |
PANDAVAS
At the end of Mahabharat, Pandavas passed Badrinath to reach Swargarohini (heaven).
Akhanda Jyoti,
at the time to close Badrinath temple(during winters) the main priest lit the lamp which is full of ghee and it burns for the next six months and for this
miracle or thing, it is considered as a tourist spot.
People over there say that it
remains lit till the reopening of the temple.
TAPT KUND
There is also a place called Tapt
Kund, it is a natural hot spring where you can relax and by one dip under
the water, all your physical pain will be gone.
Gateway For Many
Places
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| Badrinath Temple Landscape by: https://www.flickr.com/photos/draskd/ |
From Badrinath, you can start
trekking and for trekking, there are various places like Satopanth Trek, Mana
Pass Trek and many more.
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| Badrinath, Uttrakhand By: https://www.flickr.com/photos/krsaurabh/ |
Even though Badrinath town is located between the Nara and the Narayana mountains and other mountains like Neelkantha peak and Nanda Devi, there are many mountains.
How to reach Badrinath?
Nearest
Railway Station:
The nearest railway station from Badrinath is Rishikesh Railway Station which
is 295kms from Badrinath. Trains to Rishikesh are frequent and also
Badrinath is well connected through road from Rishikesh taxis and buses are
always available in this route.
Nearest
Airport: The nearest airport from Badrinath is Jolly Grant airport, Dehradun which is 314 km
from Badrinath. Badrinath is well connected with roads from Dehradun taxis and buses
are easily available from Jolly Grant Airport.
By
Road: The
Badrinath is well connected through roads with major cities of Uttrakhand like
Haridwar, Dehradun (The capital city of Uttrakhand), Rudraprayag, Rishikesh,
Pauri and Ukhimath. Taxis and Buses are easily available from these destinations.
After reading this you all can feel the vibe and can imagine being there. These types of holy places hold a lot of things and we should go and explore them.
By: Amisha
Kulshrestha and Prateek Prakhar Sinha
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