Panch Badri

Vridha Badri is located in Animath in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. It is a shrine devoted to Lord Vishnu and is located 7 kilometres from Joshimath on the Joshimath-Badrinath road and is 1,380 metres above sea level.

Yogdhyan Badri temple is situated in Pandukeshwar at a height of 1920 metres. Here, the idol that represents the Lord in a meditation pose is worshipped, hence this place is called ‘Yogdhyan badri’.

Bhavishya Badri is located in the dense forests that surround Tapovan. It is about 17 kilometres east of Joshimath on the Joshimath-Lata-Malari highway. To visit Bhavishya Badri, pilgrims must hike up the Dhauliganga River from Tapovan. Here is where Narsimha, the god with a lion’s head, is worshipped.

Badrinath, also called the Abode Of Lord Vishnu, is one of the main among Panch Badri. It is situated in Himalayas on the banks of the Alaknanda river in Chamoli District. The town lies between the Nar and Narayana mountain ranges and in the shadow of Nilkantha Peak.

Adi Badri is a part of Uttarakhand’s well-known Panch Badri. It’s a collection of sixteen temples from the Gupta era that make up this structure (5th century to 8th century).