Badrinath Temple
The colourful Vishnu temple on the Alaknanda, one of the four Char Dham and among India's holiest.
- Open
- About late April or May to November; it closes for winter
- Price
- Free; registration is required
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Best Time
- May to June, and September to October
- Address
- Badrinath, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand 246422Directions
- Getting There
- Road from Rishikesh, about 300 km over one or two days.
Why Go
Its painted front stands out against bare mountains and the peak of Neelkanth at about 3,100 metres. Adi Shankaracharya is said to have restored it, and the chief priest still comes from Kerala.
Tips
- Register for the yatra before setting out, and allow for landslides in the monsoon.
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