Badrinath Dham
Himalayan pilgrimage town and Char Dham shrine in Chamoli, UttarakhandProfile
Badrinath Dham is a Hindu pilgrimage town in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, on the banks of the Alaknanda River in the Garhwal Himalayas. It is home to the Badrinath Temple, dedicated to Vishnu as Badrinarayan, at an altitude of about 3,100 metres. The shrine is one of the four Char Dham sites and one of the four Himalayan abodes of the Chota Char Dham, with Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.
The temple is managed by the Shri Badarinath Kedarnath Temple Committee, which the state government nominates. It is open for about six months a year, from late April or May to October or November, and closes for winter on a date fixed by custom. ANI describes Badrinath as one of the 108 divya desams for Vaishnavites, and the town is part of the Panch Badri group of temples.
In November 2026 the temple’s doors are due to close for winter at 9.37 pm on 16 November, ANI reported, while a rush of pilgrims has caused traffic jams on the highway near Joshimath.
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