Badrinath temple is a shrine for Lord Vishnu and is a part of Char Dham Yatra. This temple was re constructed by Adi Shankaracharya in 9th Century. Temple is located on the banks of river Alakananda and only opens 6 months in an year. There is no words to describe the heavenly beauty and calmness of this place. It is highly advised that you make a pilgrimage to this temple at least once in your life. Badrinath is reached from Rishikesh and Hardiwar and the bus ride takes about 10 & 11 hrs, respectively.Buses (both government and private) depart daily from Haridwar and Rishikesh early in the morning during the pilgrimage season.

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.

This is one of the char main dhans as planned by Adhi Shankaracharya and also part of chota char dham of Uttarakhand. We had the blessings of Badrinathji to be part of the Vishnu Sahasranama chanting at 6 pm and Sayan Aarathi at 8.30 pm. Could sit for 45 minutes each in front of the Lord and get HIS blessings. This temple is one of the 108 Divya Deasm