Badrinath Temple is located on banks of river Alaknanada on Himalya, Badrinath Temple is situated at height of approx 10200 ft above sea level, Badrinath ji is known as one of the most important pilgrim destination in India, Badrinath is part of Chardhams of India Other three Dhams are Dwarka, Puri & Rameshwaram.

Badrinath is a hill town situated on top of a hill and a nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India.

Badrinath ji is also important part of Char Dhams of Uttarakhand or Himalaya, Badrinath temple was established by Shri Adi Shankaracharya ji in the ninth century.

The Badrinath temple is the main attraction at the Badrinath town. According to legend Adi Shankaracharyaji discovered a black stone idol of Lord Badrinarayan made of Saligram stone in the Narad Kund near Alaknanda River. Adi Shankaracharya established Temple of Badrivishal on banks of Alaknanda River later on.

In Chardhams of North India One has to take clockwise route of Dhams like First Yamunotri - Gangotri-Kedarnath- Badrinath to get "Punya".


Places to See Near Badrinath Dham

Badrinath Temple

As name suggests main attraction of Badrinath town is temple of lord Badrinath ji ,The Badrinath temple has seen many modifications due to damage by avalanches. The present structure of Badrinath temple has height of 15 mtrs and also has  gilded cupola. Cheif preist of Badrinath temple is known as 'Rawal', And comes from Nambooripad Brahmin family of Kerala. Badrinath temple is divided into three parts as the Garbha Griha and Darshan Mandap where the holy rituals are conducted and the Sabha Mandap where all devotees assemble.

Holy Kunds: Tapt Kund And Surya Kund

The famous hot water kunds( sulpher springs) are located just below to the Badrinath temple. The sulphur water have a temperature of approx 55 Degree Celcius Temperature. A dip in Tapt kund is must before Darshan of Shri Badrivishal, Dip in Tapt kund is considered holy and refreshing to the body as well as the soul .

Neelkanth

Neelkanth is a beautiful peak of the Himalayas, Neelkanth peak is located at height of  6600 mtrs / 21648 Feet above sea level, Views of Neelkanth peak from Badrinath are awesome and presents the most beautiful sight of Badrinath ji.

Mata Murti Mandir

 Mata Murti temple is situated approx 3 kms from Badrinath ji and situated on right banks of the Alaknanda river ,Mata Murti temple temple is dedicated to the mother of Shri Badrinath ji.

Mana Village

Mana is the last Indian village on Badrinath Tibet route, Mana is located 3 kms from Badrinath town. Mana village is inhabited by an Indo-Mongolian tribe, In previous days locals of Mana were doing trading with Tibet , but all villagers vacat village in winters and leave for Joshimath area and come back to their houses when temple of Badrnath gets opened.  Vyas Gufa, Ganesh Gufa, Bhimpul and Vasundhara Falls, Sarswati Udgam , Prayag are also situated near Mana village. 

Govindghat, Ghangaria

Govind Ghat is situated 24 kms before Badrinath. River Alaknanda and Laxman Ganga meets near Govind Ghat. Govind Ghat provides access to the world famous Valley of Flowers National Park (19 kms) and Gurudwara Hemkund Sahib (20 kms).

Vasuki Tal

Vasuki Tal is high altitude lake which can be reached by an 8 kms tough trek that ascends to 14,200 feet above sea level.

Bhavishya Badri

It is commonly believed in Badrinath area that in the course of future centuries, the road from Joshimath to Badrinath Ji will be blocked . This will happen because of the two hills flanking Badrinath will be joined by mother nature. Then temple of Bhavishya Badri, one of the Panch Badri's, will be worshipped as Badrinath Dham. The other four Badrinath are Vishal Badri (Badrinath), Yoga Badri (Pandukeshwar), Adi Badri and Vridha Badri (situated at Animath, near Joshimath).

Adi Badri

 Adi Badri is situated at an altitude of 3,200 feet above sea level, Adi Badri has ancient temple.  Adi Badri is 17 kms from Karnaprayag on the Karnapryag-Ganai-Ranikhet road..

How To Reach Badrinath Dham

By Air : Nearest airport to Badrinath is Jolly Grant, Dehradun (317 kms.)

By Rail : Nearest railheads to Badrinath Dham are at Rishikesh 297 kms away and Kotdwara 327 kms away from Badrinath Town, Both railheads are connected with major cities of North India.

By Road :

Route 1 : Most popular road to Badrinath is Delhi - Rishikesh : 243 kms by rail/road, Rishikesh - Badrinath :297 kms by road.
Route 2 : Second route for Badrinath is Delhi - Kotdwara: 300 kms by rail/road, Kotdwara-Badrinath - 327 kms by road.