Badrinath

Badrinath is an important pilgrimage place for the Hindus. The place is in Uttarakhand state of India, and is located at a high altitude in the Himalayas. The Hindu scriptures say that the place is sacred to Vishnu, one of the gods of Hindus.

Badrinath gets its name from a tree's name. The name of that tree is badri-tree or Indian Jujube tree. The botanical name of a badri-tree is Zizyphus jujba Lam.

The modern Badrinath temple was established by Adi Shankaracharya in the ninth century after the old temple fell to ruin. The Badrinath area is referred to as Badarikaashram (बदरिकाश्रम) in Hindu scriptures. The temple was renovated many times because of age or damage by avalanche. In the 17th century, the temple was renovated by the kings of Garhwal. After the great 1803 Himalayan earthquake, it was rebuilt by the King of Jaipur.

Badrinath Media

Badrinath is one of the most popular and religious holy towns of the Hindus located at Chamoli district of Uttarakhand in India
This is a photo of ASI monument number
Neelkanth Parbat from Badrinath
Badrinath town, Uttarakhand (May, 2005)
Himalayas in Badrinath, Uttarakhand
Neelkanth ,early morning 5:55 a.m.First Rays of sunlight
Sheeshtaal (Sheshnaag lake)

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