Badrinath / Badrinathpuri

India / Uttaranchal / Joshimath /
 town, pilgrimage, hinduism
Badrinath is a Hindu holy town and a nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Badrinath is on a small plateau between Narayana Parbat and the Alakananda River. Badrinath is the most important of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage. Badrinath is in the Garhwal hills, on the banks of the Alaknanda River, at an elevation of 3133 m. The Nara and Narayana peaks tower over Badrinath. The fantastic Nilkantha Mountain is 6,560m. Badrinath is located 301km north of Rishikesh. From Gaurikund (near Kedarnath) to Badrinath by road is 233km.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badrinath
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Coordinates:   30°44'25"N   79°29'37"E

Comments

  • jai badri nath baba ki!!!!!!!!!!
  • The destination-City mention for the state is Wrongly put as Himachal Pradesh. This should correctly be 'Uttranchal' or even more correctely 'Uttarakhand' which is the new name for this state.
  • IS BADRINATH TEMPLE ON CRISIS FOR NILKANTHA PEAK
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