Badrinath

A Char Dham shrine on the banks of the Alaknanda, where Vishnu is worshipped as Badrinarayan in a black saligrama form. Sacred to the Vaishnava tradition and revered since Vedic times, it sits between the Nara and Narayana ranges near the Neelkanth peak. Pilgrims bathe in the hot springs of Tapt Kund before entering the temple.