We landed at Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun and proceeded by road to Badri. Work is apace in most parts of the state for a wider and less dangerous highway. Must appreciate the efforts taken by the State and Central governments for all the efforts being put in. Badrinath temple has enough poojas to conform to your ability to stay pray and pay. Decent accommodation is available for all types of prices. After paying the monies for the poojas you will be issued a receipt which will be your passport to enter the temple at the appointed time. As always an extra tip will make your experience smoother..

We travelled to BADRINATH from Guptkashi and it took us whole day and by the time we reached Badrinath, it was around 8.00 pm. The ascend from Joshimath to Badrinath was quite difficult due to roads were damaged due to heavy rains few days ago. Badrinath is one of the 4 dhams . Badrinath or Badrinarayana Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to God Vishnu. It is situated in Badrinath town in Uttarakhand, India. Also known as Badri Vishal who is worshipped as Badrinath—holy shrines for Vaishnavites. 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. We reached at evening and had darshan same day. There was not much crowd due to winter and the temperature was freezing. There are near by important places Brahma Kapal, Tapt kund hot water spring. Other very beautiful place is Mana village known as the last village and there are many important places to see in Mana village. Overall had a great time and with this completed Char Dham Yatra of Uttarakhand.

plenty of hotels nearby for around 1500 Rupees per night , go early morning and expect long queues. You can book hotels on the day - unlikely you can book online in advance . If travelling by taxi , you can get driver to drop you very close to the temple - which is then a short 15 mins walk to the temple , unlike Kedernath mandir , which is only accessible via pony; trekking or helicopter . Once inside the main temple compound , there are various side entrances to get dharshan, so check which entrance has shortest queue. We had great dharshans so definitely a must visit if coming to Kedernath, although it is a day's taxi ride away. Plenty of places to eat at reasonable prices. Acceptance of online payment and credit cards very low so remember to carry plenty of cash with you as did not see any banks or ATM's.