Badrinath

Also known as Badirinadh, Badrinadh

Key facts

Settlement.name: Badrinath
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Badrinath Temple- Uttarakhand.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttarakhand#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Uttarakhand, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttarakhand
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Chamoli
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 3
Settlement.elevation_m: 3300
Settlement.population_total: 2,438
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Temple
Legend
Geography
Demographics
Gallery
See also
Notes
References
External links

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

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

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