Badrinath is among th 12 famous jyotirlingasn of Lord Shiva
TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT:
The nearest airport is the Jolly Grant Airport near Dehradun, (317 km). The nearest railway stations are at Haridwar (310 km) and Rishikesh(297 km) and Kotdwar, (327 km) respectively. There are regular buses operating to Badrinath, from New Delhi, Haridwar and Rishikesh. As the roads are very narrow, for your safety it is recommended to travel by all terrain vehicles. Until recently you could not drive here, but now you can drive right up next to the temple.
Badrinath is a Hindu holy town and a nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the most important of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage.The town lies between the Nar and Narayana mountain ranges and in the shadow of Nilkantha peak (6,560m). Badrinath is located 301 km north of Rishikesh. From Gaurikund (near Kedarnath) to Badrinath by road is 233 km.
Its a very trechsreous journey , infact people should avaoind going in rainy season i.e from august to septemeber as most of the time the roads are blocked or damaged by the boulders and the rocky landslides and it usually takes hogher time for clanign all the mess.
Its a very trechsreous journey , infact people should avaoind going in rainy season i.e from august to septemeber as most of the time the roads are blocked or damaged by the boulders and the rocky landslides and it usually takes hogher time for clanign all the mess.
HISTORY AND LEGEND:
Badrinath was re-established as a major pilgrimage site by Adi Shankara in the ninth century. In recent years its popularity has increased significantly, with an estimated 600,000 pilgrims visiting during the 2006 season,[2] compared to 90,676 in 1961.[3] The temple in Badrinath is also a s
acred pilgrimage site for Vaishnavites.
Badrinath has been mentioned as a holy place in scriptures and legends for thousands of years. According to the Bhagavata Purana, "There in Badrikashram the Personality of Godhead (Vishnu), in his incarnation as the sages Nara and Narayana, had been undergoing great penance since time immemorial for the welfare of all living entities." Badri refers to a berry that was said to grow abundantly in the area, and nath means "Lord of". Badri is also the Sanskrit name for the Indian Jujube tree,[4] which has an edible berry. Some scriptural references refer to Jujube trees being abundant in Badrinath.
The Badrinath area is referred to as Badari or Badarikaashram (बदरिकाश्रम) in Hindu scriptures. It is a place sacred to Vishnu, particularly in Vishnu's dual form of Nara-Narayana. Thus, in the Mahabharata, Krishna, addressing Arjuna, says, "Thou wast Nara in a former body, and, with Narayana for thy companion, didst perform dreadful austerity at Badari for many myriads of years."
One legend has it that when the goddess Ganga was requested to descend to earth to help suffering humanity, the earth was unable to withstand the force of her descent. Therefore the mighty Ganga was split into twelve holy channels, with Alaknanda one of them.
The mountains around Badrinath are mentioned in the Mahabharata, when the Pandavas are said to have ended their life by ascending the slopes of a peak in western Garhwal called Swargarohini - literally, the 'Ascent to Heaven'. Local legend has it that the Pandavas passed through Badrinath and the town of Mana, 4 km north of Badrinath, on their way to Svarga (heaven). There is also a cave in Mana where Vyasa, according to legend, wrote the Mahabharata.
The area around Badrinath was celebrated in Padma Purana as abounding in spiritual treasures
acred pilgrimage site for Vaishnavites.Badrinath has been mentioned as a holy place in scriptures and legends for thousands of years. According to the Bhagavata Purana, "There in Badrikashram the Personality of Godhead (Vishnu), in his incarnation as the sages Nara and Narayana, had been undergoing great penance since time immemorial for the welfare of all living entities." Badri refers to a berry that was said to grow abundantly in the area, and nath means "Lord of". Badri is also the Sanskrit name for the Indian Jujube tree,[4] which has an edible berry. Some scriptural references refer to Jujube trees being abundant in Badrinath.
The Badrinath area is referred to as Badari or Badarikaashram (बदरिकाश्रम) in Hindu scriptures. It is a place sacred to Vishnu, particularly in Vishnu's dual form of Nara-Narayana. Thus, in the Mahabharata, Krishna, addressing Arjuna, says, "Thou wast Nara in a former body, and, with Narayana for thy companion, didst perform dreadful austerity at Badari for many myriads of years."
One legend has it that when the goddess Ganga was requested to descend to earth to help suffering humanity, the earth was unable to withstand the force of her descent. Therefore the mighty Ganga was split into twelve holy channels, with Alaknanda one of them.
The mountains around Badrinath are mentioned in the Mahabharata, when the Pandavas are said to have ended their life by ascending the slopes of a peak in western Garhwal called Swargarohini - literally, the 'Ascent to Heaven'. Local legend has it that the Pandavas passed through Badrinath and the town of Mana, 4 km north of Badrinath, on their way to Svarga (heaven). There is also a cave in Mana where Vyasa, according to legend, wrote the Mahabharata.
The area around Badrinath was celebrated in Padma Purana as abounding in spiritual treasures
TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT:The nearest airport is the Jolly Grant Airport near Dehradun, (317 km). The nearest railway stations are at Haridwar (310 km) and Rishikesh(297 km) and Kotdwar, (327 km) respectively. There are regular buses operating to Badrinath, from New Delhi, Haridwar and Rishikesh. As the roads are very narrow, for your safety it is recommended to travel by all terrain vehicles. Until recently you could not drive here, but now you can drive right up next to the temple.
HOW I MADE IT :
To start with i finished with my thirs year of enigneering final exams , holiday ofr 15 days was announced by the college management. Since I am very fond of Travelling of going to such places and with group of 4 people . we atarted from bhatida railway station. Me (Brijesh Ojha0 , ashish khanduri, Azad, and ankush mahajan started the journey with only one bag in hand and handfull of money boarded the train to haridwar c
alled the haridwar ganganagr express from Malout wher our college was there . we reached Haridwar the next morning at around 10 am and started the journey to sikh religous places called Shri HEMKUND SAHIB . it was quite a trecherous journey we walked all the way to the hemkund quite chilled and almost filled with snow everywhere . After having Paath we started our journeyt bcak to Joshimath.Since it was septemeber and was raining quite heavily , thereafter we took Taxi from Joshimath to shri Badrinath . We reach there at early morning . But the puicturesque was amazing , I was Misiing My DSLR at that time. But managedn to click some of the pics through my mobile and later iam writing this blog in support of my what where and how i did to have darshn of the holuy place. I am not too much believer of God But , I liek the way people Devote themselves to the creator , the belief seems to be common for all religions ,the common thing i observed is the respect they have for their beliefs. i would always appreciate the circumstances and te opportunities i had to visit al the se places .I always wanted to visit such sites as the aura created by these places always atracted me. hopefully i wolud surely share my more expeeriences with you. May or amy not b ima here but i think the blog /space would be there to let p
eople know and appreciate my love for nature.
alled the haridwar ganganagr express from Malout wher our college was there . we reached Haridwar the next morning at around 10 am and started the journey to sikh religous places called Shri HEMKUND SAHIB . it was quite a trecherous journey we walked all the way to the hemkund quite chilled and almost filled with snow everywhere . After having Paath we started our journeyt bcak to Joshimath.Since it was septemeber and was raining quite heavily , thereafter we took Taxi from Joshimath to shri Badrinath . We reach there at early morning . But the puicturesque was amazing , I was Misiing My DSLR at that time. But managedn to click some of the pics through my mobile and later iam writing this blog in support of my what where and how i did to have darshn of the holuy place. I am not too much believer of God But , I liek the way people Devote themselves to the creator , the belief seems to be common for all religions ,the common thing i observed is the respect they have for their beliefs. i would always appreciate the circumstances and te opportunities i had to visit al the se places .I always wanted to visit such sites as the aura created by these places always atracted me. hopefully i wolud surely share my more expeeriences with you. May or amy not b ima here but i think the blog /space would be there to let p
eople know and appreciate my love for nature. 
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