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Adi Badri Travel Information

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:47:38 +0000

This is a group of 16 temples en route to Ranikhet and close to the confluence of Karnaprayag. It’s about 19 kms from Karnaprayag. The main temple is dedicated to Narayanan and has a raised platform in a pyramidal form. It is believed that these temples dating to the Gupta Age were sanctioned by Adi shankracharya.
Approachable from Karnprayag by a motorable road on the way to Ranikhet, are remains of 16 small temples. Seven among them are ancient ones, belonging to the late Gupta period.

Badrinath

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:36:20 +0000

Badrinath is one of the holiest tample of Hindu and it is highly revered among the devotees.Situated on the bank of river Alaknanda at an altituted of 3133 mts. from the sea level this tample is established by the great Adi Guru Shankaracharya .Famous as Badri vishal this tample is one of the five panch badri(Five Badries)It is said that this place was a garden full with wild fruit Berry that’s why it is called Badri van (Badri forest)
This fifteen (15) meter high tample is dedicated to the Lord Vishnu and divided in three main parts these are called Garv Grah(The Sanctum Sanctorum),Darshan Mandap(For prayer)and Sabha Mandap(for devotees to assemble).There are total fifteen idoles of lord vishnu and the most attractive one is built in black stone The main idole here is of a meditating Lord Vishnu..This one meter high idol is in the position of meditation.The impressive gate of the tample give it a really- really pious look.Guarded on either side by the two mountains Nar and Narayan, the Neelkanth Peak provides a splendid backdrop to Badrinath, one of the ?Four Dhams?.
Situated at the bank of Alaknanda is a hot water spring known as “Tapt Kund“, a bath in which is very refreshing to all pilgrims. tha tample is built in the form of a cone with a small cupola of a gilt bull and spire.
The temple is open every year in the month of April-May and closed for winters in the third week of November.

Yog Dhyan Badri History

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:27:39 +0000

The temple of Yog dhyan Badri, one of the (panch Badri)five Badris The idol, depiciting a meditative posture of the Lord, is worshipped here. It is said that thePandavas had handed over Hastinapur to king Parikshit and retired here.
Copper plate inscriptions found here indicate rule by early Katyuri Rajas and the region was known as Panchal Desh, now officially designated as Uttarakhand. One inscription extols the grant of land given by King Nimbarana. Another historic location is the Suryakund, on top of Milam glacier, which is a hot water spring, where Kunti – mother of Pandavas gave birth to her illegitimate son Karna, fathered by the sun-god Surya. Kunti was married to Pandu at Pandukeshwar.
Yogdhyan Badri is also considered the winter abode for the Utsava-murti (festival-image) of Badrinath, when the temple of Badrinath is closed.Hence, it is religiously ordained that a pilgrimage will not be complete without offering prayers at this place.Bhatts (priests) from South India serve as chief priests in the temple.

About Vriddha Badri

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:16:38 +0000

Vridha Badri also spelled as Vriddha Badri or Bridha Badri - an austere shrine, is located in the Animath village ( 1,380 m (4,500 ft), above sea level) 7 km (4.3 mi), from Joshimath on the Rishikesh–Joshimath-Badrinath road.The Vridha Badri legend says that Vishnu appeared in the form of a Vridha or old man before sage Narada who performed penance here. Thus, the idol installed at this temple is in the form of an old man.
According to legend, the image of Badrinath was carved by the divine craftsman Vishwakarma and worshipped here. At the advent of Kali yuga, Vishnu chose to remove himself from this place, later Adi Shankara found the partly damaged image in Narad-kund pond and established it at the central Badrinath shrine.According to legend, Badrinath was worshipped here by Adi Shankara, before his enshrinement at the Badrinath temple. The temple is open throughout the year. Brahmins from South India serve as chief priests in the temple
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History of Adi Badri

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:07:35 +0000

Adi badri is a remains of 16 small temples. Seven among them are ancient ones, belonging to the late Gupta period.Adi Badri is on it’s way to Ranikhet from Karnprayag by a motorable road .It is sais that Adi Guru Shankaracharya had built these temples. The main temple belongs to the Lord Vishnu and it is distinguished by a raised platform in the pyramidal from where the idol is enshrined. sculpted out of black stone, the idol of Lord Vishnu is a metre high.
Adi Badri is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Chandpur fort or Garhi located on the hilltop, which was built by the Gorkha kings to fight the British. Adi Badri is an hour’s drive from Karnaprayag and close to Chulakot on the way to Ranikhet. On shifting of Badrinath (also known as Raj Badri) to Bhavishya Badri, Adi Badri will be called the Yog Badri.

Narad Kund History

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:03:30 +0000

Narad Kund is a recess in the bed of the Alakananda River which forms a pool and is close to the Tapta Kund. It is sheltered by a projecting rock which breaks the force of the river and allows people to bathe in it. Adi Shankaracharya knew this by his great powers and retrieved the idol from this pool. He is the one who has laid down the rules by which the Lord is to be worshipped. He decreed that the Rawal or chief priest of the temple should come from the state of Kerala, far down south. He also decreed that the chief priest of the temple of Rameswaram in the south, should be from the state of Garhwal. Thus he ensured that there was a good interchange between the north and south of this holy land. This tradition is followed to this day and the Rawal of Badrinath is always a Namboodiri Brahmin from Kerala, the land of Adi Shankara’s birth.
A short distance below the temple is the hot water pool known as Tapta Kund, fed by a sulfur spring which is said to be the abode of Agni, the god of fire. This water has a temperature of 130 degrees. To the left of this pool is the Surya Kund fed by a branch of the same thermal spring. These waters are said to be very nourishing to the body. The Alakananda flows swiftly just below these kunds and the boiling water falls into the icy waters of the river giving rise to clouds of steam.

Tapt Kund | About Tapt Kund

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:59:28 +0000

Tapt Kund is a natural spring believed to possess curative properties.It is believed to be the abode of Agni (the Hindu God of fire). The temperature of the water is around 45°C. Pilgrims take a holy dip in the Tapt Kund before entering the Badrinath temple.

Tapt Kund

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:05:33 +0000

Tapt Kund
Natural thermal springs on the bank of the river Alaknanda, where it is customary to bathe before entering the Badrinath temple.

Narad Kund

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:04:45 +0000

Narad Kund
A recess in the river, near Tapt Kund, forming a pool from where the Badrinath idol was recovered.

Vriddha Badri

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:03:30 +0000


Vriddha Badri Situated at a distance of 7kms. from Joshimath is Animath where the the idol of Badrinath was enshrined and worshipped.Animath is the same place where several centuries before the advent of Adi Guru Shankaracharya. The idol is known as vriddha old or the first Badri and the temple remains open throughout the year.