Biography of badrinath temple in hindu

Hindu temple of Vishnu in Uttarakhand, India

Badarinath or Badarinarayana Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu. It is situated in the town of Badrinath in Uttarakhand, India.

Badrinath History: Unveiling the Sacred Past

The temple is also one of the Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu for Vaishnavas, who is worshipped as Badrinath. It is open for six months every year (between the end of April and the beginning of November), because of extreme weather conditions in the Himalayan region. The temple is located in Garhwal hill tracks in Chamoli district along the banks of Alaknanda River.

It is one of the most visited pilgrimage centers of India, having recorded million (28 lakh) visits in just 2 months in ^[1] It is one of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites.

The image of the presiding deity worshipped in the temple is a 1&#;ft (&#;m), the black granite deity of Vishnu in the form of Badrinarayan. The deity is considered by many Hindus to be one of eight svayam vyakta kshetras, or self-manif