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Badrinath temple is a prominent temple of Bhagwan Vishnu located in Uttarakhand, India.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The Badrinath Temple, also called the Badrinarayan Temple, is situated in the town of Badrinath. It is located in the Garhwal region of the\u00a0Himalayas on the bank of Alaknanda River, nestled between the Nar-Narayan mountain peaks. Adi Shankaracharya\u00a0is thought to have founded the temple in the eighth century. Bhagwan Vishnu is the principal deity of the Badrinath temple.<\/p>\n

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Location and Historical significance<\/strong><\/p>\n

Divinity and serenity\u00a0come together in the charming town of Badrinath. One of the sacred temples of Char Dham\u00a0is a prominent temple of Bhagwan\u00a0Vishnu, which is situated at a height of around\u00a03,100\u00a0metres in Uttarakhand’s\u00a0Chamoli district.\u00a0Rameswaram,\u00a0Puri, and Dwarka are other Char Dham destinations. The\u00a0temple\u00a0situated between the Nar and Narayan peaks, is a part of the Chota Char Dham, comprising Yamunotri, Gangotri,\u00a0Kedarnath and Badrinath. It\u00a0is the culminating and most renowned destination of the Garhwal region of the\u00a0Himalaya.<\/p>\n

Motorable roads make it easier\u00a0to travel\u00a0to Badrinath town, and a brief hike will get you to the Badrinath temple. The Mana village is the last village\u00a0before the border between India and Tibet. It\u00a0is located about 3\u00a0km from Badrinath. One of the most fabled Temples, Badrinath is associated with a lot of tales. According to one story, Bhagwan\u00a0Vishnu had performed an exhaustive meditation\u00a0here. He was deeply focused in his meditation and had no idea of the inclement weather. His wife Mata\u00a0Lakshmi took the form of a Badri tree and covered over him to shield him from the sweltering sun. When Bhagwan\u00a0Vishnu saw this, he was touched by her love and named the place as ‘Badrikashram’, in her honour.<\/p>\n

According to another\u00a0popular account, Bhagwan\u00a0Shiv\u00a0and Mata\u00a0Parvati used to do tapasya in Badrinat \u00a0Bhagwan\u00a0Vishnu interrupted them by wailing aloud, disguised as a small childWhen Mata\u00a0Parvati\u00a0questioned him about his gloomy mood, to which He\u00a0responded that He\u00a0wanted to meditate at\u00a0Badrinath. When Bhagwan\u00a0Shiv\u00a0and Mata\u00a0Parvati learned that Bhagwan\u00a0Narayan was under a disguise, they left Badrinath and went to Kedarnath.<\/p>\n

Adi Shankaracharya placed the Shaligram idol of Bhagwan\u00a0Badri\u00a0in a cave close to Tapt Kund. He\u00a0had found the Shaligram\u00a0submerged in the\u00a0Alaknanda River. Years later, a king of\u00a0Garhwal had\u00a0ordered the construction of the\u00a0temple around\u00a0the 16th century,\u00a0to accommodate the deity. The temple has endured numerous restorations as a result of avalanche and earthquake damage, resulting in the present structure. A black stone sculpture of Bhagwan\u00a0Vishnu in a meditative posture can be seen worshipped with idols of other deities such as Nar-Narayan, Garud, Bhagwan Ganesh, Kuber and\u00a0Narad. During winters,\u00a0the idol of Bhagwan\u00a0Badri is taken to Yogdhyan Badri near Pandukeshwar in the\u00a0Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.<\/p>\n

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The Architecture<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Badrinath Temple is built in the classic North Indian architectural style. The temple’s walls and pillars are made of stone, and it has numerous carvings on it. A tall archway at the entry leads to Sabha Mandap\u00a0that connects\u00a0Darshan Mandap and then to Garbhagrih.\u00a0The Garbh\u00a0Griha’s roof rises 15 metres with a\u00a0dome at the top. With a conch and a chakra in each arm, the majestic Badrinarayan deity standing one metre tall in black stone rules the inner sanctuary. Bhagwan Vishnu is meditation in the Padmasana position with His other two arms on his lap. Mata Lakshmi is seated\u00a0beside Him. \u00a0The temple gets its ultimate form with Maa Durga, Rishi Narad, Kuber,\u00a0Nar-Naryan,\u00a0Uddhav\u00a0on either side of the deity.<\/p>\n

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Festivals and rituals at Badrinath temple<\/strong><\/p>\n

The most significant celebration at Badrinath Temple, Mata Murti Ka Mela, honours the Ganga\u00a0River’s arrival upon the\u00a0Earth. In June, both Kedarnath and Badrinath temples celebrate the Badri Kedar festival. Eight days of the festival are dedicated to performances by musicians from throughout the world. During the rites, verses from Vedic texts like the Ashtotram and the Vishnu Sahasranama are recited. Every year, from Vijayadashami until November, the temple closes for the winter. Within the temple, a six-month-long ghee lamp called the Akhand Jyoti is lit. The temple is reopened on the day of\u00a0Vasant Panchami in April after a six-month hiatus. On this day, a large crowd gathers at the temple to witness the Akhand Jyoti.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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