Shri Badarinath Kedarnath Temple Committee-UK
श्री बदरीनाथ केदारनाथ मंदिर समिति-उत्तराखण्ड
BKTC managed Shri Badarinath and Shri Kedarnath Temple along with 45 other temples
The Temple of Shri Tunganath at Tunganath
Mata Murti Temple at Badarinath
BrahmaKapal, the Shila and the compound (Parikrama) at Badarinath
Bhavishya Badari Temple at Subhain
TaptKund, the tank and the spring at Badarinath
Narsingh Temple at Joshimath
Dhyanbadari Temple at Urgam
Shri Madmaheshwar Temple at Madmaheshwar
The Temple of Shri Vishwanath Ji at Guptkashi
Yogbadari Temple at Pandukeshwar
The Temple of Shri Gauri Mayi at Gaurikund
Shri Aadi Kedareshwar Temple at Badarinath
Mahadev Temple at Jyoteshwar
BridhaBadari Temple at Animath
Panch Shilas within the Badarinath Puri
Panch Dharas within the Badarinath Puri
Minor Temples within the Precincts of Shri Kedarnath Temple
Minor Temples within the Precincts of Temple of Shri Vishwanath Ji at Guptkashi
Onkareshwar Temple at Ukhimath
Shri Trijunginarain Temple at Trijunginarain
Shri Kalishila Temple at Kalishila
Basudhara and Dharamshila at the bottom of the fall at Basudhara
Located on the Chandranath parbat in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, Tungnath is one of the sacred Panch Kedar. It is the highest temple of Lord Shiva perched at an astounding elevation of 3680 mts above sea level.
Opening Date : 10th of May of 2019
Closing Date : 29th of Oct for 2019
By Road: Tungnath can be approached from Kund-Gopeshwar road up to Chopta about 212 km from Rishikesh via Chamoli-Gopeshwar-Chopta route. Buses and taxi service are easily available along the route. From Chopta, you have to take the short 3 km trek route to reach the Tungnath temple.
By Train: Rishikesh railway station located at a distance of 205 km from Tungnath is the nearest.
By Air: The Jolly Grant airport at 223 km from Tungnath is the closest airport.
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Phone: +91-7302257116 (8AM to 6PM)
Email: support-ucdb[at]uk[dot]gov[dot]in
Brahma Kapal is a ghat situated on the banks of Alaknanda River and is situated in the vicinity of Badarinath temple. It is a flat platform where Hindus perform several rituals and pay homage to the departed souls and also proffer sraddha to their ancestors.
Best Time to Visit: May, Jun, Sep, Oct
By Road: Badarinath is well connected by motorable roads with major destinations of Uttarakhand state. Buses to Haridwar, Rishikesh and Srinagar are available from ISBT Kashmiri Gate.
By Train: The nearest railway station to Badarinath is Rishikesh.
By Air: Jolly Grant Airport is the nearest Airport to Badarinath situated at a distance of 314kms.
On the right bank of River Alaknanda opposite the last Indian border village Mana is a small temple of Mata Murti dedicated to the mother of Shri Badarinathji. Once a year, on the day of Vaman Dwadashi, the Narayan pays a visit to Mata Murti. The Rawal (the head priest) of Badarinathji performs puja here and the residents of Mana village organize a festival of prayers, havan and bhog. Belief is that Mata Murti has the powers of granting sincere wishes or Vairagya to those who faithfully meditate here for some days.
The temple of Bhavishya Badari is at an altitude of 2744 m. and is surrounded by dense forests. Located at Subhain near Tapovan about 17 km east of Joshimath on Joshimath - Lata Malari route, pilgrims have to trek beyond Tapovan. Tapovan has sulphurous hot springs. The idol of Lord Badari is emerging here by itself. It is believed that when Kaliyug will be on its pinacle the mountains Jai and Vijay at Patmila near Vishnuprayag will collapse, so making the present shrine of Badarinath inaccessible and Lord Badarinath will be worshipped here. Thus the name Bhavishya Badari, which literally means the Badari of the future. Bhavishya Badari is popular even now, enshrined here is a lion headed image of Narsiarsimh.
Best Time to Visit: March to May and September to November
By Road: Joshimath is well connected by motorable roads with major destinations of Uttarakhand state. Buses to Haridwar, Rishikesh and Srinagar are available from ISBT Kashmiri Gate.
By Train: The nearest railway station to Joshimath is Rishikesh railway station at a distance of 250 kms on NH58.
By Air: Jolly Grant Airport is the nearest Airport to Joshimath situated at a distance of 272 kms
Phone: +91-7302257116 to 6PM)
The temple of Yog Badari, one of the five Badaris, is situated at Pandukeshwar, 24 km short of Badarinath. It is located at an altitude of 1929 m. Named after the Pandava king; the sanctum has the image of the Lord in a meditative posture. The region surrounding the temple was known as Panchaldesh. It is the place where Pandu believed to have married Kunti. According to myth, Pandavas handed over Hastinapur to king Parikshit and retired here.
Best Time to Visit:May, Jun, Sep, Oct,
By Train: The nearest railway station to Badarinath is Rishikesh railway station
By Air: Jolly Grant Airport is the nearest Airport to Badarinath situated at a distance of 314 kms
The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva is part of famous Panch Kedars. This is the fourth temple to be visited in the Panch Kedar Pilgrimage circuit; the other temples being Kedarnath, Tungnath, Rudranath and Kalpeshwar. There are two other smaller shrines, one for Shiva's consort Parvati and the other dedicated to the Ardhanarishwara.
Best Time to Visit:May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
The temple is not directly accessible by road and has to be reached by a 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) uphill trek from Gaurikund. Pony and manchan service is available to reach the structure.
By Road: Gaurikund is well connected by motorable roads with major destinations of Uttarakhand state. Buses to Haridwar, Rishikesh and Srinagar are available from ISBT Kashmiri Gate.
By Train: The nearest railway station to Gaurikund is Rishikesh railway station
By Air: Jolly Grant Airport is the nearest Airport to Gaurikund
Taptkund, as the name suggests is a hot water spring, which lies between Badarinath shrine and Alaknanda River. This thermal spring is situated in the Badarinath temple in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. The Taptakund is a natural hot water spring, having 45 degrees temperature.
At a distance of 1 km from Badarinath Bus Stand, Taptkund is a natural hot water spring located at the entrance of Badarinath Temple in Badarinath town.
Best Time to Visit:May, Jun,Sep, Oct
At Joshimath a huge idol of Lord Vasudev is worshipped. Pujas are performed throughout the year.
Basudeo Temple is situated in Joshimath. Nearest rail connectivity is at Dehradun (294 kms) or Rishikesh railway station (256 kms).Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun(272 kms) is the only airport to reach near Joshimath.
It is located at Joshimath. The statue of Narsimh Bhagwan is carved out of a shaligram is an exquisite work of art. It is generally believed that one arm of the statue is becoming thinner and thinner and ultimately in the last stage of Kaliyug this arm will breakdown. Pujas are performed here throughout the year, especially during the period when Badarinath temple is closed due to the heavy snowfall, so Shri Badarinath puja is also performed here.
Best Time to Visit:Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov
Narsingh Temple is situated at lower bazaar in Joshimath. One can reach Narsingh Temple easily by walk from Joshimath bus stand. Nearest rail connectivity is at Dehradun (294 kms) or Rishikesh railway station (256 kms).Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun(272 kms) is the only airport to reach near Joshimath.
Phone: 0135-2741600 (8AM to 6PM)
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Thedivine Vishwanath Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva's Vishwanath avatar that literally suggests �The Master of Universe� is located in Guptkashi town of Rudraprayag district.
Best Time to Visit:Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov
About 1 km walking distance from main road Guptkashi
By Road: Guptkashi is well connected by motorable roads with major destinations of Uttarakhand state. Buses to Haridwar, Rishikesh and Srinagar are available from ISBT Kashmiri Gate.
By Train: The nearest railway station to Guptkashi is Rishikesh railway station
By Air: Jolly Grant Airport is the nearest Airport to Guptkashi situated at a distance of 190 kms
Dhyan Badari temple is located in the Urgam valley, near Kalpeshwar on the banks of Alaknanda river. Dhyan Badari is one of the Sapt Badari temples in Uttrakhand. The temple idol of Lord Vishnu is four armed, in a meditative posture which is made out of black stone.
By Road: Dhyan Badari can be reached by bus or taxi from Helang which is 243 km on the Rishikesh-Badarinath road. From Helang, the 12 km trek leads to the Dhyan Badari temple.
By Train: The nearest railhead is Rishikesh which is 255 km away from the temple.
By Air: The nearest airport is Jolly Grant which is located at Dehradun
At this place Bhagwati Gauri penances Lord Shiva. A huge image of Maa Gauri is worshipped here. 14 km trek to Kedarnath starts from this place. A warm water kund known as Tapt kund is situated at the north most part of the temple.
By Road: Gaurikund is the point where road to Kedarnath ends and an easy trek of 14km commence. Gaurikund is well connected by motorable roads with major destinations of Uttarakhand and northern states of India.
By Train: The nearest railhead is Rishikesh which is 202 km away from the Gaurikund.
By Air: The nearest airport to Gaurikund is Jolly Grant at a distane of 224 Km which is located at Dehradun
This hot water reservoir is situated at Markandeya rock. It is a natural Thermal Springs on the bank of River Alaknanda. It is customary to bathe before entering the Badarinath Temple. The water of the kund is believed to have medicinal properties. It is an experienced fact that after the holy bath, one's body is reinforced against blowing cold winds and the icy waters of the River Alaknanda. The hot water springs emerge from beneath the Garud Shila and collect into the stone and cement tanks meant for bathin
At the right side of Vasudev temple's Parikrama the statue of Lord Ganesh is placed. At the parikrama sthal the images of Nav Durga, Lord Shiva, Parwati and Garud(vahan of Vishnu) is placed.
It is situated near the Narsingh temple. The Idol is believed to be of Shankaracharya.
Shri Shankaracharya Temple is situated in between the stairs of Badarinath Temple, and on the way to Taptkund. An idol of Adiguru Shankaracharya is placed there in the temple. Daily Bhog and Puja are performed here by the Temple Authority. Adiguru Shankaracharya is considered to be the reincarnation of Lord Shiva. In order to resurrect the Sanatan Dharma, he took birth at a village named Kaladi in Kerala. His father was Shivguru and mother was Aryambva . They named him Shankar. At an early age of 12 years he reached Himalayas and explored Badarikaashram. He recovered Lord Narayans Idol from the Naradkund and shifted it to the present temple. Hence an Idol of Shankaracharya at this place.
By Train: The nearest railway station to Badarinath is Rishikesh railway station at a distance of 295 kms on NH58.
Adi Kedareshwar Temple is situated at Govind Shila, above Taptkund and on the way to Shri Badarinath Temple. The importance of this temple is written in Skand Puran. In the month of Shravan special pujas are conducted here. The temple is dedicated to Lord Kedareshwar. It is believed if a pilgrim is not able to perform darshans at Shri Kedarnath Temple, he can perform darshans at Adi Kedareshwar Temple here and shall be blessed with equal benefits as those acquired at Shri Kedarnathji. According to the Hindu mythology, Lord Narayan was so fascinated with this place that he decided to do his penance here. But the place belonged to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. So he approached them in the form of child and sought their permission for doing penance. Hence Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati shifted themselves to the back of the Narayan mountain, which place is now known as Kedarnath. Since Lord Shankar was living here previously the vacated place is known as Adi Kedareshwar.
This temple is situated at the backside of the Adi Kedareshwar Temple at Badarinath. The pilgrims of Vallabh community perform special Pujas here. Out of 108 Gaddis (Temples) of Vallabh community in India, this is the 77th one. It is believed that all the prominent saints like Ramnujacharya, Shankaracharya,Vallabhacharya came to Badarinath for doing their penance.
It is situated at one of the five Prayags, Vishnuprayag. An ancient temple of lord Vishnu is situated at the confluence of River Alaknanda and Dhauliganga. This temple stands here next to a pool called Vishnukund.
It is believed that Lord Rama performed yagya here after his Rajyabhisekh.It is located at the back side of Karnali River.
Phone: +91-7302257116(8AM to 6PM)
This temple is situated under the Akshayavat tree . At this place Shankaracharya perform darshans of Jyoti Swaroo
This temple is situated at Joshimath. Pilgrims performs darshans here for fulfilling their desires.
The temple of Vridh (old) Badari is located at Animath, 7 kms from Joshimath in the direction of Pipalkoti. Before Badarinath was designated one of the four Dhams, the idol of Badarinath was worshipped here. It is said that at the advent of kaliyug, Vishnu choose to remove himself from the temple. The image of Lord Vishnu was found by Shankaracharya at Naradkund and restored, though part of its remains damage. A very huge Banyan tree shelters the temple. Legend has it that the lord Vishnu disguised as Vridha person played with Ganeshji during period of his childhood.
An ancient temple of Lord Narsinh is there at Pakhi (Garud Ganga).
There are only few lodging and boarding facilities at Garur, but two kilometres away Baijnath offers good and budget accommodation at the state run KMVN Tourist Reception Centre (Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited). Two kilometres further is a heli-pad facility for emergency landing for state and defence usage.
It is located near the PatalGanga river at Darmi. There is an ancient idol of Lord Narsingh.
This ancient temple is situated at Nandprayag, one of the five prayags.
By Road: Nandprayag is well connected by motorable roads with major destinations of Uttarakhand state. Buses to Haridwar, Rishikesh and Srinagar are available from ISBT Kashmiri Gate.
By Train: The nearest railway station to Nandprayag is Rishikesh railway station at a distance of 195 kms on NH58.
By Air: Jolly Grant Airport is the nearest Airport to Nandprayag situated at a distance of 214 kms
It is located at kulsari (Karanprayag-Gwaldam road). The temple is very ancient.
By Road: Karanprayag is well connected by motorable roads with major destinations of Uttarakhand state. Buses to Haridwar, Rishikesh and Srinagar are available from ISBT Kashmiri Gate.
By Train: The nearest railway station to Karanprayag is Rishikesh railway station at a distance of 172 kms.
By Air: Jolly Grant Airport is the nearest Airport to Karanprayag situated at a distance of 192 kms
It is located at Dwarahat in Kumaon region.
By Road: Dwarahat is well connected by motorable roads with major destinations of Uttarakhand state. Buses to Haridwar, Rishikesh and Srinagar are available from ISBT Kashmiri Gate.
By Train: Kathgodam is the nearest railway station to Dwarahat, situated at a distance of 88kms.
By Air: The nearest airport for Dwarahat is Pantnagar at a distance of 112 Kms.
It is situated in Almora district in Kumaon region.
By Road: Almora is well connected by motorable roads with major destinations of Uttarakhand state. Buses to Haridwar, Rishikesh and Srinagar are available from ISBT Kashmiri Gate.
By Air: The nearest airport for Almora is Pantnagar at a distance of 112 Kms.
It is also situated in Almora district in Kumaon region.
It includes Garud shila, Nar shila, Narsinh shila, Varah shila and Markandeya shila. These shilas are situated around the Taptkund in the form of five blocks. Standing between Tapt kund and Narad kund is conical formed Narad Shila. It is said that the sage Narad meditated on this rock for several years. Standing in the waters of Alaknanda just below the Narad Shila is a huge stone looking like a Lion with its gaping jaws and hooked claws. It is said that after killing Hiranyakashyap He remained in the shape of stone forever. Near the Naradkund the Barah shila has the shape of boar. Barah is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. At The Garud shila near the taptkund had Garudji fasted and meditated on this stone. Markanday on the advice of Narad left Mathura to meditate here in Badarivan and attain ultimate peace. Markendeya shila is the stone on which the sage meditated.
The panch dhara (Five Streams) which are famous in Badaripuri are Prahlad, Karma, Bhrigu, Urwashi and indradhara. The most striking of these is the Indradhara, about 1.5 km north of town Badaripui. Bhrigudhara flows past a number of caves. The one on the right of river Rishiganga originally from the Neelkanth range is Urvashidhara. Karma dhara water is extremely cold whereas Prahlad dhara has luke warm water.
Dharamshila is situated at the south part of Garbh Graha in Badarinath temple. Puja of Kamadhenu cow is performed here. Pilgrims perform Gaudan here. According to Hindu mythology when a person dies he has to travel from this lok to parlok. In doing so he has to cross Vaitarni River by performing Gaudan, which is essential for getting Moksha. Hence after performing pind daan at Brahma Kapal, pilgrims perform Gaudan at Dharmashila and receive blessings.
As the name suggests, Vasudhara is a magnificent waterfall. This place is Five km from Badarinath out of which 2 km is motorable upto Mana.
This kund is situated at the south most part of Shri Kedarnath Temple. All the Bathing water of Lord Kedarnath collects at this kund. The pilgrims receive this water as charanamrit.
By Train: The nearest railway station to Kedarnath is Rishikesh railway station at a distance of 216 kms on NH58.
By Air: Jolly Grant Airport is the nearest Airport to Kedarnath situated at a distance of 238 kms
Minor Temples within the Precincts of Shri Kedarnath Temple, a) The temples - The temples of Maa Parvati, Ishaneshwar, Ganeshji, Nandishwar are situated at the Parikrama site of Kedarnath temple. b) Hansa Kund - This kund is important for Pind Daan and Tarpan. The pilgrims perform Pind Daan here. c) Retas Kund - Bubbles appear when a pilgrim shouts Har-Har Mahadev at this Kund. d) Shankaracharya Samadhi - The Samadhi of Adi Guru Shankaracharya is located just behind the Kedarnath temple. It is said that after establishing four sacred dhams in India, Shankaracharya went into his samadhi here at an early age of 32 years. e) Bhairavnath - It is situated at half km distance from Kedarnath Temple in a mountain. Bhairav is the main Gana of Lord Shiva. The first Rawal of Kedarnath Sh. Bhikund established the Idol of Bhairavnath in 3001 B.C. Bhairavnath is also known as Kshetrapal (Guard) of this region.
a) Shri Ganeshji - It is situated at the entrance of the temple parikrama. According to Hindu mythology it is essential for a pilgrim to visit Ganesh temple before visiting Vishwanath templeparikrama. According to Hindu mythology it is essential for a pilgrim to visit Ganesh temple before visiting Vishwanath temple. b) Ardhnareshwar - It is situated north of the Vishwanath temple. Here the vigraha, the idol, is the combined vigraha of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. c) Kund - It is situated at the East Front of Vishwanath Temple. This kund is made up of two streams, the Gaumukh and the Gajmukh.
Wedding of Usha (Daughter of Vanasur) and Anirudh (Grandson of Lord Krishna) was solemnized here. By name of Usha this place was named as Ushamath, now known as Ukhimath. King Mandhata penances Lord Shiva here. During winter the Utsav Doli of Lord Kedarnath is brought from Kedarnath to this place. Winter puja of Lord Kedarnath and year round puja of Lord Omkareshwar is performed here. This temple is situated at Ukhimath which is at a distance of 41 km from Rudraprayag.
By Road: Ukhimath is well connected by motorable roads with major destinations of Uttarakhand state. Buses to Haridwar, Rishikesh and Srinagar are available from ISBT Kashmiri Gate.
By Train: The nearest railway station to Ukhimath is Rishikesh railway station at a distance of 174 kms.
By Air: Jolly Grant Airport is the nearest Airport to Ukhimath situated at a distance of 198 kms
This temple is situated at Usha-Anirudh temple. Idol of Maa Varahi is worshipped here.
It is situated close to Guptkashi, 10 km by road. It is one of the Sidh Peeths and held in high religious esteem. The temple of Goddess Kali located here is visited by a large number of pilgrims round the year and especially during Navratras. The Peeth comprises temple made of wood and iron. The best idol of Har Gauri admeasuring over a meter is only here at the Kali temple. The temple is surrounded by several smaller deities Mahalaxmi, Mahasaraswati, Gauri Shankar Mahadev and Bhairav
Kalimath is located near the route of Kedarnath Dham. Kalimath is at 20 km from Ukhimath and one can reach Kalimath by hire taxi or take sharing jeep from Rudraprayag. Nearest railway station to reach Kalimath is at Dehradun (228 kms) or Rishikesh railway station (187 kms). Nearest airport for Kalimath is Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun (204 kms).
The Deity of Mahalaxmi is situated near the Kalimath Temple. It is one among the several deities that surround the Mahakali Temple at Kalimath.
It is situated near the Kalimath temple. Devine Idol of Goddesss Saraswati is enshrined here.
14 km (including 5 km trek) from Sonprayag at an altitude of 1980 m This place is of great religious importance. Mythology has it that the wedding of Lord Shiva and Sati was solemnized here in the presence of Lord Vishnu. Of special interest is the eternal fire, which according to legend never extinguishes. Kedarnath is 31 km from here
Triyugi Narayan Temple can be easily reached by road from Sonprayag. Nearest railway station to reach Sonprayag is at Dehradun (251 kms) or Rishikesh railway station (212 kms). Nearest airport for Sonprayag is Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun (226 kms).
At Triyuginarayan temple campus a water stream emerges which is called as Saraswati Ganga. Four kunds were made from this stream, which are Brahma kund, Rudrakund, Vishnukund an Saraswatikund.
Winter puja of Tungnath is performed at Makkumath. It is situated at 45 kms from Ukhimath.
By Road: Public transport (buses) is available from Haridwar and Rishikesh to Ukhimath or Rudraprayag. After reaching Ukhimath or Rudraprayag, you can hire a private taxi till Makkumath.
By Train: The nearest railway station to Makkumath is Rishikesh railway station at a distance of 184 kms
By Air: Jolly Grant Airport is the nearest Airport to Makkumath situated at a distance of 200 kms
Kali shila is situated at a trek of 4 km from Kalimath. Maa Kali originated here in the form of huge shila, hence the name Kalishila.