Badrinath Dham / Badrinath Temple / பத்திரிநாத் கோயில், Badrinath, Chamoli District, Uttarakhand, India.

The Visit to the Sri Badrinarayanan Temple was a part of Chardam Yathra conducted by the Kumbakonam Yathra Service. When we landed Badrinath, there was a long q, waiting  for ( about 1.5 Km ) the darshan of Sri Badrinarayanan. It took us nearly 2 1/2 hours for the darshan. Originally this part of this temple was written without much details, so this part alone separated and written as a separate post with more details. 

This Sri Badrinayan Temple at Badrinath is the 69th Divya desam of 108 Divya Desam of Maha Vishnu. Mangalasasanam was done by Thirumangai Alwar in Nalayira Divya Prabandham. This place is also called as Thiruvathariyacharamam and the same is mentioned in the pasuram as Vathari - வதரி. 

முற்ற மூத்து கோல் துணையா  முன் அடி நோக்கி வளைந்து

இற்ற கால் போல் தள்ளி மெள்ள  இருந்து அங்கு இளையாமுன்

பெற்ற தாய் போல் வந்த பேய்ச்சி பெரு முலை ஊடு உயிரை

வற்ற வாங்கி உண்ட வாயான்  வதரி வணங்குதுமே.

...... திருமங்கை ஆழ்வார்  

Moolavar  : Sri Badrinarayanan

Consort    : Sri Aravinda Valli

Some of the salient features of this temple are....

There are sannadhi for Anjenear and  Mahalakshmi. 

This Badrinath temple is facing east on the banks of river Alaknanda. The moolavar Sri Badrinarayan is in sitting posture, about 1 feet made out of saligram, under a Badri Tree ( It is believed that MahaLakshmi as Berry tree ). The upper hands, holds shankha and Chakra and lower hands are in yoga mudra. Kubera, Narada, Udhava and Nara Narayana are also in the sanctum sanctorum. 

In the praharam, there are 15 sub sannidhis, Lakshmi, Garuda, Nava Durga ( noine from of Durga ), Lakshmi Narayan, Adi Sankara, Nara Narayan, Ghandakama, Vedanta Desika and Ramanuja. 

ARCHITECTURE

The temple construction is the combination of both South Indian and North Indian architecture with dwarapalakas and bas-reliefs on the pillars in the inner mandapam. 

HISTORY

From the history the temple was constructed constructed by Adi Shankaracharya, who lived here for about 6 years from 814 to 820 CE, who belongs to Kerala. Hence the pooja are conducted by the Namboothiris from Kerala.

As per Govt web site, Adi Shankara discovered a black stone image of Lord Badarinarayan 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 location of the temple.

LEGENDS

The hill on the opposite side of the Badrinath Temple is called as INDRANEELA PARVATHAM and also believed to be one of the Paadal Petra Thevara Sthalam. We  could see the difference in colour compared to other hills during day time also ( It will be in blue colour during early morning ).  It was believed that Indran had worshiped this hill as Lord Shiva.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept open 6 months from April to November. Between 04.00 hrs to 21.00 Hrs.  And the best time will be May, June and July. 

 

An ice covered mountain at the back of  Shri Badrinath temple ( some claims this as Indraneela Parvatham one of the Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalam )

Shri Badrinath Temple 

--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---