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Badrinath is a Hindu holy town and a nagar panchayat inChamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Badrinath is themost 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.
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Badrinath - Char Dham
Badrinath is a Hindu holy town and a nagar panchayatin Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Badrinath isthe 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.
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The nearest airport is the Jolly Grant Airport near Dehradun, about317 km from Badrinath. The nearest railway stations to Badrinath are atRishikesh and Kotdwar, which are at a distance of 297 km and 327 kmrespectively. There are regular buses operating to Badrinath fromDelhi, Haridwar and Rishikesh.
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Located only a few kilometers from the Indo-China (Tibet) border,Badrinath is generally a two-day-long journey from either Kedarnath,the site that precedes it in the Char Dham circuit, or one of the maindisembarkation points on the plains. Hemkund Sahib, an important Sikhpilgrimage site, is on the way to Badrinath, so the road is especiallycrowded during the summer pilgrimage season. The temple and itssubstantial surrounding village are accessible by road.Many peopleprefer to reach Badrinath shrine starting early morning from Joshimathhave darshan of Lord Vishnu and return to Joshimath by evening.
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- Nar Narad Temple.
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- Vasudhara Waterfall, 8 km from Badrinath. Thefirst 3 km can be travelled by a car or a bus. This stop is called“Manaâ€. First point after the village Mana, the last habitat in theindian side, is Bhim Pool. This is said to have been built by Bhim forhis wife Draupadi who could not cross the ridge. From here there is a 4km trek for the falls and no special gear for the trek is needed, onlysome good shoes.
- Hot Geyser. There is a hot spring near thetemple, and many saints live in the surrounding mountains all yearround despite the harsh winter at such high elevations.
Origin of Saraswati River, near mana village. thisis said be origin of Saraswati river coming out and going undergroundagain as this river is not visible anywhere from source upto AllahabadSangam in UP where it is said to merge into Ganga river along withYamuna river.Very close to visible river Saraswati there is very smallwater stream said to be water from Mansarover Lake in China.
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