Badarinath is one of the holy shrines for Vaishnavites among the 108 divya desams incarnation of Lord Vishnu.Badrinath town is also the part of Panch Badri temples including Yog Dhyan Badri, Bhavishya Badri, Adi Badri and Vriddha Badri, along with Badrinath temple.
There are lots of places to visit some of them are Badrinath Temple (Adi Shankaracharya Ji), Tapt Kund And Surya Kund, Neelkanth, Mata Murti Mandir, Govindghat, Ghangaria, Bhavishya Badri, Vasuki Tal, Nand Prayag. Shobha Mandap, Darshan Mandap and Garbha Griha are the three major parts of the Shri Badrinath temple. The statue of Lord Badri Narayam is built of black Saligram stone having shankh (conch shell) in one arm and Chakra on the other hand and other two arms are in the position of Yogamudra.
Gopinath temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. This ancient temple is located at Gopeshwar in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand. The temple is unique due to its different worship tradition. Unlike the other Shiva temples, milk and water are not offered to Lord Gopinath. Instead of that only Bilva leaves are offered on the Shiv linga. It is said that in ancient times a cow used to pour her milk on the Shiva linga every day. On seeing this, the king of Katyuri Dynasty constructed the temple at the same site.
Located in the northern state of Uttarakhand, Auli India is one of the least explored hill stations in India. However, it is a new entrant in the tourist map of India. Auli is located in the cradle of snow-capped mountains, offering its visitors a skiing experience.
The vast snow-covered landscape, the cold winds, the sylvan mountains add up to the beauty of Auli. In this article you will know more!
Adi Badri temple is a famous and ancient temple of the Hindus located 17km from Karanprayag on the Karanprayag- Ranikhet road in Chamoli district. It is located on the confluence of Pindar river and Akaknanda river. It was built during Gupta period and from 5th century to 8th century, it is also a part of the famous ‘PANCH BADRI’. It was also believed that these temples were constructed by Adi Shankaracharya with an objective to promote Hindu religion in every remote part of the country. It is a group of sixteen temples, the main temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and is made of 3.3 feet high black stone which makes it different. It also has the word ‘Badrinath’ inscribed to symbolize Lord Vishnu.
Karanprayag is famous for the ancient and historic place of Mahabharats, the karm Bhoomi of Karna. Karna temple is located on the holy junction of river alaknanda and Pinder. The temple is situated in the Karanprayag city of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. It is just 100 meters from the State Bank of India, Karanprayag branch (location – Krishna Palace). Karna temple is one of the best places to visit in Karanprayag.
Tungnath is one of the highest Shiva temples in the world and is the highest of the five Panch Kedar temples located in the Rudraprayag district, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The Tungnath mountains form the Mandakini and Alaknanda river valleys.
Deoriya Tal is situated on the Chopta - Ukhimath road about 3 kms, from roadside at Sari Village and is at an altitude of 2438 mts. This lake has captivating surroundings with forests all around. The reflection of the mighty Chaukhamba peak in the lake creates beautiful effect.