Badrinath is a 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 and gets its name from the Holy temple of Badrinath.

The Badrinath temple is the main attraction in the town.

According to legend Shankara discovered a black stone image of Lord Badrinarayan made of Saligram stone in the Alaknanda River. He originally enshrined it in a cave near the Tapt Kund hot springs.

The Badrinath temple is one of five related shrines called Panch Badri, which are dedicated to the worship of Vishnu.

The five temples are Vishal Badri - Badrinath Temple in Badrinath, Yogadhyan Badri located at Pandukeshwar, Bhavishya Badri located 17 km (10.6 mi) from Jyotirmath at Subain, Vridh Badri located 7 km (4.3 mi) from Jyotirmath in Animath and Adi Badri located 17 km (10.6 mi) from Karnaprayag.

The temple is considered one of the holiest Hindu Char Dham (four divine) sites, comprising Rameswaram, Badrinath, Puri and Dwarka.

The road distance from Rishikesh to Badrinath is 293 km (182 mi) via Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Joshimath.

Delhi to Haridwar 206 km
Haridwar to Rishikesh 24 km
Rishikesh to Devprayag 74 km
Devprayag to Srinagar 34 km
Srinagar to Rudraprayag 33 km
Rudraprayag to Karnaprayag 31 km
Karnaprayag to Nandprayag 21 km
Nandprayag to Chamoli 10 km
Chamoli to Joshimath 48 km
Joshimath to Badrinath 42 km

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