Badrinath - Wikipedia Badrinath This article is about Badrinath town. For the temple, see Badrinath temple. For the cricketer, see Subramaniam Badrinath. For the 2011 Telugu film, see Badrinath ( film ). Town in Uttarakhand, India Badrinath Town Badrinath Valley, along the Alaknanda River Badrinath Location in Uttarakhand, India Badrinath Badrinath ( India ) Show map of Uttarakhand Show map of India Show all Coordinates : 30 ° 44 ′ 38 '' N 79 ° 29 ′ 35 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 30.744 ° N 79.493 ° E ﻿ / 30.744 ; 79.493 Coordinates : 30 ° 44 ′ 38 '' N 79 ° 29 ′ 35 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 30.744 ° N 79.493 ° E ﻿ / 30.744 ; 79.493 Country India State Uttarakhand District Chamoli Area Total 3 km ( 1 sq mi ) Elevation 3,300 m ( 10,800 ft ) Population ( 2001 ) Total 841 Density 280 / km ( 730 / sq mi ) Languages Official Hindi, Garhwali Time zone IST ( UTC + 5 : 30 ) Vehicle registration UK 11 Website india.gov.in Badrinath Dwarka Jagannath Puri Rameswaram Char Dham 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 temple of Badrinath. Contents 1 Name 2 History 3 Temple 4 Legend 5 Geography 6 Demographics 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External links Name Badri refers to a berry that was said to grow abundantly in the area, and nath means `` Lord '' / `` Lord of '' as per context in which it is referred. Badri is also the Sanskrit name for the Indian Jujube tree, which has an edible berry. Some scriptural references refer to Jujube trees being abundant in Badrinath. History Badrinath was re-established as a major pilgrimage site by Adi Shankara in the 7th century. In earlier days, pilgrims used to walk hundreds of miles to visit Badrinath temple. The temple has been repeatedly destroyed by earthquakes and avalanches. As late as the First World War, the town consisted only of the 20 - odd huts used by the temple 's staff, but the site drew thousands each year and up to 50,000 on its duodecennial festivals ( every twelve years ). In recent years its popularity has increased still more, with an estimated 600,000 pilgrims visiting during the 2006 season, compared to 90,676 in 1961. The temple in Badrinath is also a sacred pilgrimage site for Vaishnavites. Badrinath is also gateway to several mountaineering expeditions headed to mountains like Nilkantha. Temple Main article : Badrinath Temple Badrinath is one of the most popular and religious holy towns of the Hindus located at Chamoli district of Uttarakhand in India. Badrinath temple in night after closing ceremony. Neelkanth Parbat from Badrinath View from Badrinath Badrinath Town Badrinath Temple surroundings Sheeshtaal ( Sheshnaag lake ) The Badrinath temple is the main attraction in the town. According to legend Shankar 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. In the sixteenth century, the King of Garhwal moved the murti to the present temple. The temple is approximately 50 ft ( 15 m ) tall with a small cupola on top, covered with a gold gilt roof. The facade is built of stone, with arched windows. A broad stairway leads up to a tall arched gateway, which is the main entrance. The architecture resembles a Buddhist vihara ( temple ), with the brightly painted facade also more typical of Buddhist temples. Just inside is the mandapa, a large pillared hall that leads to the garbha grha, or main shrine area. The walls and pillars of the mandapa are covered with intricate carvings. Legend According to the Bhagavata Purana, `` There in Badrikashram the supreme being ( 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. '' ( Bhagavata Purana 3.4. 22 ) 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 on the request of suryavansh king bhagiratha, the earth was unable to withstand the force of her descent. Therefore, the mighty Ganga ( Ganges ) was split into two holy channels, with Alaknanda one of them. Another Legend explains both name and sitting posture as this place was full of Badri bushes and Vishnu meditating for, beloved Lakshmi stood next to him sheltering him from scorching sunlight turned into a Badri herself called ' BADRI VISHAL ' and her lord ( Nath ) became the BadriNath. The mountains around Badrinath are mentioned in the Mahabharata, when the Pandavas were said to have expired one by one, when ascending the slopes of a peak in western Garhwal called Swargarohini. ( literal meaning - the ' Ascent to Heaven ' ). 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. Geography Badrinath has an average elevation of 3,100 metres ( 10,170 feet ). It is in the Garhwal Himalayas, on the banks of the Alaknanda River. The town lies between the Nar and Narayana mountain ranges 9 km east of Nilkantha peak ( 6,596 m ). Badrinath is located 62 km northwest of Nanda Devi peak and 301 km north of Rishikesh. From Gaurikund ( near Kedarnath ) to Badrinath by road is 233 km. Demographics As of 2001 India census, Badrinath had a population of 841. Males constitute 55 % of the population and females 45 %. Badrinath has an average literacy rate of 89 %, ; with 92 % of the males and 86 % of females literate. 9 % of the population is under 6 years of age. See also Badri Narayanan temple Vasudhara Falls Notes Jump up ^ `` Ziziphus mauritiana - Ber ''. flowersofindia.net. Jump up ^ `` Badrinath ''. Archived from the original on 2012 - 06 - 15. ^ Jump up to : Wylie, C.G. `` Himalayan journal : A PRE-SWISS ATTEMPT ON NILKANTA ( 1947 ) ''. The Himalayan Club. Retrieved 6 June 2013. Jump up ^ EB ( 1911 ). Jump up ^ The Hindu newspaper, 17 November 2006 ^ Jump up to : Nautiyal, Govind Prasad, Call of Badrinath, Shri Badrinath - Kedarnath Temples Committee, 1962. Jump up ^ Randhir Prakashan, The Holy Places of Uttarakhand Yatra. ^ Jump up to : Sen Gupta, Subhadra, Badrinath and Kedarnath - The Dhaams in the Himalayas, 2002. ISBN 81 - 7167 - 617 - 0 Jump up ^ Dowson 's Classical Dictionary of Hindu mythology Jump up ^ Gopal, Madan ( 1990 ). K.S. Gautam, ed. India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 75. Jump up ^ `` Census of India 2001 : Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns ( Provisional ) ''. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004 - 06 - 16. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 01. References Baynes, T.S., ed. ( 1878 ), `` Badrinath '', Encyclopædia Britannica, 3 ( 9th ed. ), New York : Charles Scribner 's Sons, p. 229 Chisholm, Hugh, ed. ( 1911 ), `` Badrinath '', Encyclopædia Britannica, 3 ( 11th ed. ), Cambridge University Press, p. 190 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Badrinath. 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Question: badrinath is situated on which bank of river
Answer: Alaknanda River