Description
Guarded on either side by the two mountains Nar or Narayan, the Neelkanth Peak provides a splendid backdrop to Badrinath, one of the ?Four Dhams?. It plays host to the famous Badrinath Temple. Legend has it that Lord Vishnu came to the area, called ?Badri Van?, or the berry garden, to meditate after Narad rebuked the Lord for being immersed in worldly pleasures. The main deity is a meditating Lord Vishnu. Facing the temple at the bank of Alaknanda River is a hot water spring known as “Tapt Kund”, a bath in which is very refreshing to all travellers.
Dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the temple of Shri Badrinathji, is 5 m high, built in the form of a cone with a small cupola of a gilt bull and spire. The temple opens every year in the month of April-May and closes for winters in the third week of November. Even though legend dates the temple back to the Vedic age, Guru Adi Shankaracharya has established the present structure. The term Badrinath is a derivative of badri, which means the place where beries grow abundantly. A place, holds so many myths and legends, Badrinath acquires predominance in the travel itinerary of a pilgrim.The popular belief is that Badarinath was the domain of Lord Shiva, and Lord Vishnu managed to unseat Shiva from here to Kedarnath.
Another belief is that when Ganga made her descend to earth she split up in to twelve streams and one among the channels, Alakananda felt on Kedarnath. Sanctity and holiness of Badrinath festooned it with accolades since from the Vedic ages. This sacred abode of Nara-Narayana sages had been a revered seat and the Vedas like Srimad Bhagavatam, gave testimony to its devoutness. It is not just shrines and pilgrimage that Badrinath offers. It proffers the awesome beauty of the snow clad mountain peaks and the surging landscapes of the Garhwal region.
It is a scenic place with picture book sceneries, undulating peaks, sacred ponds and water bodies, Badrinath makes the visitor spellbound with its unparalleled gorgeousness.This majestic look of Badrinath is attributed much by the presence of the magnificent rivers Rishi Ganga and Alaknanda.
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