{"id":2119,"date":"2026-10-13T09:23:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T09:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pilgrimshabitat.com\/blog\/?p=2119"},"modified":"2026-10-13T10:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:12:19","slug":"badrinath-temple-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pilgrimshabitat.com\/blog\/badrinath-temple-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Badrinath Temple Facts : Which God, Which State, Height, River"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Badrinath Temple Fact: Which God, Which State, Height, River<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Some Badrinath Temple Fact<\/strong> : Badrinath temple is dedicated to <\/span>Lord Vishnu<\/b>, worshipped here as <\/span>Badrinarayan<\/b>. It stands in <\/span>Badrinath town, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand<\/b>, at about <\/span>3,133 metres (10,279 ft)<\/b> above sea level, on the bank of the <\/span>Alaknanda river<\/b> between the Nar and Narayan mountain ranges. It’s one of the Char Dham and one of the 108 Divya Desams of Vishnu.<\/span><\/p>

Those are the questions people type into Google most often. Below, each one gets a short, direct answer, followed by the context a pilgrim actually needs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Badrinath temple at a glance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Question<\/b><\/p><\/th>

Answer<\/b><\/p><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>

Which god?<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Lord Vishnu as Badrinarayan (Badri Vishal)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Which state?<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Uttarakhand, India<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Which district?<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Chamoli<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Altitude<\/span><\/p><\/td>

About 3,133 m (10,279 ft)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

River<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Alaknanda<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Mountains<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Between Nar Parbat and Narayan Parbat; Neelkanth peak (6,596 m) rises behind<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Idol<\/span><\/p><\/td>

About 1 ft tall, black Shaligram stone, seated in meditation<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Temple height<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Sanctum roof about 15 m (49 ft)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Managed by<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Open<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Roughly late April\/May to November<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Winter seat<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Narsingh temple, Joshimath (Jyotirmath)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Pilgrim circuits<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Char Dham, Chota Char Dham, 108 Divya Desams, Panch Badri<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Which god is in Badrinath temple?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Which\t\t\t\t
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The presiding deity is <\/span>Lord Vishnu<\/b>, worshipped as <\/span>Badrinarayan<\/b> or <\/span>Badri Vishal<\/b>. The idol is small, about one foot tall, carved from black Shaligram stone. Vishnu sits in padmasana, a meditative posture, with two arms raised holding the conch and discus and two resting in his lap. It sits under a gold canopy.<\/span><\/p>

That meditative pose is the key to the whole place. Badrinath is where Vishnu is believed to have performed penance, not where he fought or ruled. Pilgrims who expect a towering idol are often surprised by how small the deity is. Most say it’s more moving because of it.<\/span><\/p>

Other deities in the complex include Lakshmi, Nar and Narayan, Kubera, Garuda and Uddhava.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Badrinath temple god name<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The deity’s name is <\/span>Badrinarayan<\/b>. “Badri” comes from the badri tree (Indian jujube), and “Narayan” is a name of Vishnu. You’ll also hear Badri Vishal and Badrinath, which means “Lord of Badri”.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Badrinath temple is in which state?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Badrinath\t\t\t\t
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Badrinath temple is in <\/span>Uttarakhand<\/b>, in the <\/span>Chamoli district<\/b> of the Garhwal Himalaya. It’s close to the India-Tibet border. Mana, often called the last Indian village before the border, is only about 3 to 4 km beyond the temple.<\/span><\/p>

The town sits about 300 km by road from Rishikesh and around 525 km from Delhi. For routes, distances and halts, see our guide on <\/span>how to reach Badrinath<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Badrinath dham kahan hai?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Badrinath Dham Uttarakhand ke Chamoli zile mein hai, Alaknanda nadi ke kinare, Nar aur Narayan parvat ke beech. Yeh Rishikesh se lagbhag 300 km aur Delhi se lagbhag 525 km door hai.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Which river flows in Badrinath?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The <\/span>Alaknanda river<\/b> flows past Badrinath temple. It rises from the Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak glaciers above Mana and runs south. At Devprayag, about 70 km from Rishikesh, it meets the Bhagirathi, and from there the combined river is called the Ganga.<\/span><\/p>

Just above Badrinath, near Mana, the Saraswati river joins the Alaknanda at Keshav Prayag. Pilgrims cross the Saraswati at Bhim Pul, a natural stone bridge.<\/span><\/p>

Below the temple, on the riverbank, you’ll find <\/span>Tapt Kund<\/b>, a natural hot spring at around 55\u00b0C where most pilgrims bathe before darshan. It sits a few metres from the icy Alaknanda, and that contrast surprises almost everyone. Our <\/span>Tapt Kund and Brahma Kapal walk<\/span><\/a> covers the riverside rituals.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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How high is Badrinath temple?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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This question has two meanings, so here are both answers:<\/span><\/p>