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Badrinath

Badrinath is a town and nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. A Hindu holy place, it is one of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage and is also part of India's Chota Char Dham pilgrimage circuit. It gets its name from the Badrinath Temple.

Badrinath
Town
Badrinath
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Badrinath
Badrinath (India)
Coordinates: 30°44′38″N 79°29′35″E / 30.744°N 79.493°E / 30.744; 79.493Coordinates: 30°44′38″N 79°29′35″E / 30.744°N 79.493°E / 30.744; 79.493
Country India
State Uttarakhand
DistrictChamoli
Area
 • Total3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Elevation
3,300 m (10,800 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,438
 • Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • Additional officialSanskrit[3][4]
 • RegionalMarchha, Garhwali
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
246422[5]
Vehicle registrationUK 11
Websitebadrinath-kedarnath.gov.in
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Char Dham

Etymology

Badrinath derives from the Sanskrit compound Badarīnātha, consisting of the terms badarī (jujube tree) and nātha (lord), an epithet of Vishnu.[6] It is also known as Badarikashrama.

History

Badrinath was re-established as a major pilgrimage site by Adi Shankara in the 8th century.[7] In earlier days, pilgrims used to walk hundreds of miles to visit the Badrinath temple.[8]

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).[9] In recent years its popularity has increased still more, with an estimated 600,000 pilgrims visiting during the 2006 season,[10] compared to 90,676 in 1961.[11] 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.[8]

Temple

The Badrinath temple is the main attraction in the town. According to legend, Adi Shankaracharya discovered a black stone image of Lord Badrinarayan made of Shaligram stone in the Alaknanda River. He originally enshrined it in a cave near the Tapt Kund hot springs.[11][12] In the sixteenth century, the King of Garhwal moved the murti to the present temple.[11] The temple is approximately 50 ft (15 m) tall with a small cupola on top, covered with a gold gilt roof.[11] 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.[13] 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 carving.[13]

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."[14][15]

As per one legend, when the goddess Ganga was requested to descend on earth to help the suffering humanity at the request of Suryavanshi 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 as one of them.

Another lore states that the area was full of Badri bushes and Vishnu meditated here. His beloved Lakshmi stood next to him, sheltering him from scorching sunlight and thus 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.[11]

The area around Badrinath was celebrated in Padma Purana as abounding in spiritual treasures.

This place is considered holy in Jainism as well. In Jainism, Himalaya is also called Ashtapad because of its eight different mountain range Gaurishankar, Kailash, Badrinath, Nanda, Drongiri, Nara-Narayana and Trishuli. Rishabhanatha attained Nirvana on Mount Kailash situated in the Himalayan range and according to Jain faith (Nirvankand), from Badrinath numerous Jain Muni got Moksha by doing Tapsya. According to Shrimadbhagwat, at this place Rishabhdev's father Nabhirai and mother Marudevi had done hard Tapa after Rishabhdev's Rajyabhishek and taken Samadhi. Even today footprint of Nabhirai at Neelkanth mountain attracts everybody towards him.[11]

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 (6,596m). 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.

According to the Köppen climate system, Badrinath's climate is humid continental (Dwb) bordering a subtropical highland climate (Cwb).

Climate data for Badrinath, Uttarakhand
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 4.3
(39.7)
6.0
(42.8)
10.0
(50.0)
15.0
(59.0)
18.6
(65.5)
20.4
(68.7)
19.1
(66.4)
18.6
(65.5)
17.1
(62.8)
13.7
(56.7)
9.7
(49.5)
6.5
(43.7)
13.2
(55.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −0.3
(31.5)
1.2
(34.2)
5.0
(41.0)
9.3
(48.7)
12.6
(54.7)
15.0
(59.0)
14.9
(58.8)
14.7
(58.5)
12.6
(54.7)
8.3
(46.9)
4.5
(40.1)
1.5
(34.7)
8.3
(46.9)
Average low °C (°F) −4.9
(23.2)
−4.6
(23.7)
0.0
(32.0)
3.6
(38.5)
6.7
(44.1)
9.6
(49.3)
10.8
(51.4)
10.8
(51.4)
8.1
(46.6)
3.0
(37.4)
−0.6
(30.9)
−3.4
(25.9)
3.3
(37.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 145.0
(5.71)
139.0
(5.47)
163.0
(6.42)
77.0
(3.03)
54.0
(2.13)
102.0
(4.02)
325.0
(12.80)
312.0
(12.28)
188.0
(7.40)
63.0
(2.48)
45.0
(1.77)
67.0
(2.64)
1,680
(66.15)
Source: [16]

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Badrinath had a total population of 2,438, of which 2,054 were males and 384 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 68. The total number of literates in Badrinath was 2,265, which constituted 92.9% of the population with male literacy of 95.4% and female literacy of 79.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Badrinath was 95.6%, of which male literacy rate was 97.1% and female literacy rate was 86.9%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 113 and 22 respectively. Badrinath had 850 households in 2011.[1]

Gallery

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Census of India: Badrinath". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. ^ (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. ^ Trivedi, Anupam (19 January 2010). "Sanskrit is second official language in Uttarakhand". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Sanskrit second official language of Uttarakhand". The Hindu. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Badrinath Pin code". pin-code.net. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  6. ^ Books, Kausiki (24 October 2021). Skanda Purana: Vaishnava Khanda: Badrinath Kshetra Mahatmya: English Translation only without Slokas. Kausiki Books. p. 13.
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on 15 June 2012.
  8. ^ a b Wylie, C.G. "Himalayan journal : A PRE-SWISS ATTEMPT ON NILKANTA(1947)". The Himalayan Club. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  9. ^ EB (1911).
  10. ^ The Hindu newspaper, 17 November 2006
  11. ^ a b c d e f Nautiyal, Govind Prasad, Call of Badrinath, Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temples Committee, 1962.
  12. ^ Randhir Prakashan, The Holy Places of Uttarakhand Yatra.
  13. ^ a b Sen Gupta, Subhadra, Badrinath and Kedarnath - The Dhaams in the Himalayas, 2002. ISBN 81-7167-617-0
  14. ^ Dowson's Classical Dictionary of Hindu mythology
  15. ^ Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.). India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 75.
  16. ^ "BADRINATH CLIMATE". CLIMATE-DATA.ORG. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

References

  • Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), "Badrinath" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 3 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, p. 229
  • Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911), "Badrinath" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 3 (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 190

External links

  • Official website of Shri Badarinath - Shri Kedarnath
  •   Badrinath travel guide from Wikivoyage

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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 Badrinath is a town and nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand India A Hindu holy place it is one of the four sites in India s Char Dham pilgrimage and is also part of India s Chota Char Dham pilgrimage circuit It gets its name from the Badrinath Temple BadrinathTownBadrinathLocation in Uttarakhand IndiaShow map of UttarakhandBadrinathBadrinath India Show map of IndiaCoordinates 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 493Country IndiaStateUttarakhandDistrictChamoliArea Total3 km2 1 sq mi Elevation3 300 m 10 800 ft Population 2011 1 Total2 438 Density810 km2 2 100 sq mi Languages OfficialHindi 2 Additional officialSanskrit 3 4 RegionalMarchha GarhwaliTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN246422 5 Vehicle registrationUK 11Websitebadrinath kedarnath wbr gov wbr in BadrinathDwarkaJagannath PuriRameswaramclass notpageimage Char Dham Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Temple 4 Legend 5 Geography 6 Demographics 7 Gallery 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksEtymology EditBadrinath derives from the Sanskrit compound Badarinatha consisting of the terms badari jujube tree and natha lord an epithet of Vishnu 6 It is also known as Badarikashrama History EditBadrinath was re established as a major pilgrimage site by Adi Shankara in the 8th century 7 In earlier days pilgrims used to walk hundreds of miles to visit the Badrinath temple 8 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 9 In recent years its popularity has increased still more with an estimated 600 000 pilgrims visiting during the 2006 season 10 compared to 90 676 in 1961 11 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 8 Temple EditMain article Badrinath Temple The Badrinath temple is the main attraction in the town According to legend Adi Shankaracharya discovered a black stone image of Lord Badrinarayan made of Shaligram stone in the Alaknanda River He originally enshrined it in a cave near the Tapt Kund hot springs 11 12 In the sixteenth century the King of Garhwal moved the murti to the present temple 11 The temple is approximately 50 ft 15 m tall with a small cupola on top covered with a gold gilt roof 11 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 13 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 carving 13 Legend EditAccording 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 बदर क श रम 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 14 15 As per one legend when the goddess Ganga was requested to descend on earth to help the suffering humanity at the request of Suryavanshi 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 as one of them Another lore states that the area was full of Badri bushes and Vishnu meditated here His beloved Lakshmi stood next to him sheltering him from scorching sunlight and thus 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 11 The area around Badrinath was celebrated in Padma Purana as abounding in spiritual treasures This place is considered holy in Jainism as well In Jainism Himalaya is also called Ashtapad because of its eight different mountain range Gaurishankar Kailash Badrinath Nanda Drongiri Nara Narayana and Trishuli Rishabhanatha attained Nirvana on Mount Kailash situated in the Himalayan range and according to Jain faith Nirvankand from Badrinath numerous Jain Muni got Moksha by doing Tapsya According to Shrimadbhagwat at this place Rishabhdev s father Nabhirai and mother Marudevi had done hard Tapa after Rishabhdev s Rajyabhishek and taken Samadhi Even today footprint of Nabhirai at Neelkanth mountain attracts everybody towards him 11 Geography EditBadrinath 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 596m 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 According to the Koppen climate system Badrinath s climate is humid continental Dwb bordering a subtropical highland climate Cwb Climate data for Badrinath UttarakhandMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 4 3 39 7 6 0 42 8 10 0 50 0 15 0 59 0 18 6 65 5 20 4 68 7 19 1 66 4 18 6 65 5 17 1 62 8 13 7 56 7 9 7 49 5 6 5 43 7 13 2 55 9 Daily mean C F 0 3 31 5 1 2 34 2 5 0 41 0 9 3 48 7 12 6 54 7 15 0 59 0 14 9 58 8 14 7 58 5 12 6 54 7 8 3 46 9 4 5 40 1 1 5 34 7 8 3 46 9 Average low C F 4 9 23 2 4 6 23 7 0 0 32 0 3 6 38 5 6 7 44 1 9 6 49 3 10 8 51 4 10 8 51 4 8 1 46 6 3 0 37 4 0 6 30 9 3 4 25 9 3 3 37 9 Average precipitation mm inches 145 0 5 71 139 0 5 47 163 0 6 42 77 0 3 03 54 0 2 13 102 0 4 02 325 0 12 80 312 0 12 28 188 0 7 40 63 0 2 48 45 0 1 77 67 0 2 64 1 680 66 15 Source 16 Demographics EditAs of 2011 Indian Census Badrinath had a total population of 2 438 of which 2 054 were males and 384 were females Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 68 The total number of literates in Badrinath was 2 265 which constituted 92 9 of the population with male literacy of 95 4 and female literacy of 79 7 The effective literacy rate of 7 population of Badrinath was 95 6 of which male literacy rate was 97 1 and female literacy rate was 86 9 The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 113 and 22 respectively Badrinath had 850 households in 2011 1 Gallery Edit Badrinath is one of the most popular and religious holy towns of the Hindus located at Chamoli district of Uttarakhand in India Badrinath temple at night Neelkanth Parbat from Badrinath Badrinath Town Himalayas in Badrinath Uttarakhand View from Badrinath Sheeshtaal Sheshnaag lake See also EditBadri Narayanan temple Vasudhara FallsNotes Edit a b Census of India Badrinath www censusindia gov in Retrieved 6 November 2019 52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India PDF nclm nic in Ministry of Minority Affairs p 47 Archived from the original PDF on 25 May 2017 Retrieved 16 January 2019 Trivedi Anupam 19 January 2010 Sanskrit is second official language in Uttarakhand Hindustan Times Retrieved 5 January 2020 Sanskrit second official language of Uttarakhand The Hindu 21 January 2010 Retrieved 5 January 2020 Badrinath Pin code pin code net Retrieved 18 June 2021 Books Kausiki 24 October 2021 Skanda Purana Vaishnava Khanda Badrinath Kshetra Mahatmya English Translation only without Slokas Kausiki Books p 13 Badrinath Archived from the original on 15 June 2012 a b Wylie C G Himalayan journal A PRE SWISS ATTEMPT ON NILKANTA 1947 The Himalayan Club Retrieved 6 June 2013 EB 1911 The Hindu newspaper 17 November 2006 a b c d e f Nautiyal Govind Prasad Call of Badrinath Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temples Committee 1962 Randhir Prakashan The Holy Places of Uttarakhand Yatra a b Sen Gupta Subhadra Badrinath and Kedarnath The Dhaams in the Himalayas 2002 ISBN 81 7167 617 0 Dowson s Classical Dictionary of Hindu mythology Gopal Madan 1990 K S Gautam ed India through the ages Publication Division Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of India p 75 BADRINATH CLIMATE CLIMATE DATA ORG Retrieved 5 May 2020 References EditBaynes T S ed 1878 Badrinath Encyclopaedia Britannica vol 3 9th ed New York Charles Scribner s Sons p 229 Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Badrinath Encyclopaedia Britannica vol 3 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 190External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Badrinath Official website of Shri Badarinath Shri Kedarnath Badrinath travel guide from Wikivoyage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Badrinath amp oldid 1147215228, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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