India
/ Badrinath / The City
An abode of
seers, saints and yogis from times immemorial, Badrinath is one
of the four Dhams a devout Hindu has to visit in his lifetime
to attain salvation.
Legend has
it, that Badrinath, was the home of Lord Vishnu in his incarnation
as Narayan. It is known as Tapobhumi, a land for meditation and
penance and bhubaikunth, the heaven on earth. It is surrounded
on either side by two mountain mountain ranges known as Nar and
Naryanan, with the Neelkanth peak providing a spectacular backdrop.
Facing Facing the Badrinath temple is a hot water spring known
as Tapt Kurd. Other springs here are the Narad Kurd and Surya
Kund. There is a separate tank for women.
The Badrinath
temple opens every year in May and closes for winter in the third
of November.
The places
you can visit are Charan Paduka (2kms), Mana villages (4kms) and
Vyas Gufa, Shes Netra Tal, Ganesh Gufa and Bhimpul (4kms).
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