Badrinath Temple
- Location
- Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India
- Deity
- Vishnu
- Built
- 16th century
- Architecture
- North Indian
One of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites, nestled in the Garhwal Himalayas at 3,300 m elevation.
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Darshan, Seva & Bookings
Timings, online darshan/booking and donation services are handled by the temple management on their official channels.
We do not list third-party booking or donation links; always use the official source above.
History & Significance
Badarinath Temple, also known as Badarinarayana Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu. It is located in the town of Badrinath in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India. The temple is one of the 108 Divya Desams, sacred to Vaishnavism, where Vishnu is worshipped as Badrinath. Due to extreme weather conditions in the Himalayas, the temple is open for six months each year, from late April to early November. It is one of the most visited pilgrimage centres of India, having recorded 2.8 million visits in just 2 months in 2022. It is one of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites.
Festivals
Festival dates follow the traditional calendar and vary each year — confirm dates with the official website.
Pilgrimage Circuits
This temple is part of the following pilgrimage circuits:
Nearby Temples
Distances are straight-line approximations from sourced coordinates.
Sources
- Government / heritage portal Government / heritage portal
- Wikipedia Reference