Pilgrimages and Temples of Sri Nara-Narayana

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• Vishnu:
- Badri Vishal Temple
- Charan Paduka

• Varaha:
- Varaha Shila

• Narasimha:
- Narasimha Shila

• Shiva:
- Brahma Kapal

• Agni:
- Tapt Kund or Agni Kund

• Garuda:
- Garuda Shila

• Ganesha:
- Ganesh Gufa


• Sages: Sages associated with Badrinath:

• Nara-Narayana:
- Mata Murti (Nara-Narayana)

• Narada:
- Narada Shila

○ Markandeya:
- Markandeya Shila

○ Vyasa:
- Vyasa Gufa


• Personages: Other personages associated with Badrinath:

• Dhruva:


• Saints: Saints associated with Badrinath:

○ Adi Shankaracharya (788 - 820 CE?):


(Badarikashrama is a Swayam Vyakta Kshetra)

(River Alakananda which is a headstream of river Ganga flows through Badrinath)


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- Badrinath (3300 m) (Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) (Divya Desam) (Bada Char Dham) (Chota Char Dham) (Sapta Badri)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

Vishnu: Lord Badri Vishal
Varaha: Varaha Shila
Narasimha: Narasimha Shila
Shiva: Brahma Kapal

- Badarikashrama is a Swayam Vyakta Kshetra where Lord Vishnu abides as Lord Badri Vishal.
- Badarikashrama is the place where Lord Varaha abides as Varaha Shila.
- Badarikashrama is the place where Lord Narasimha abides as Narasimha Shila.
- Badarikashrama is the place where Lord Shiva is associated with Brahma Kapal.

Sages: Vyasa, Nara-Narayana, Narada, Markandeya

- Badarikashrama is a place of penance where various sages performed penance to attain various ends.

Saints: Adi Shankaracharya

- Badarikashrama is a place where Sri Adi Shankaracharya wrote commentaries on Brahma Sutras, Gita and Upanishads.

☗ Nara Parvat
☗ Narayana Parvat
▬ River Alakananda flows
(Skanda Purana - Badarikashrama Mahatmya) (Srimad Bhagavatam)
• Swayam Vyakta Sthalam Sloka