One of the Char Dham and also one of the 108 Divya Desams, traditionally associated with Adi Shankaracharya's 8th-century revival of the site; it sits beside the Alaknanda river near the Tibet border.
Uniquely honored in both the Vishnu and Shiva traditions as a supreme pilgrimage site, and considered one of the most sacred Vaishnavite shrines in the Himalayas.
Nearest airport: Dehradun (Jolly Grant). Nearest railway station: Rishikesh, followed by a scenic mountain road to Badrinath.
GMVN guesthouses, ashrams and private hotels in Badrinath town; open only May to November due to snow.
Contact Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) / Uttarakhand Tourism.
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