Badrinath Temple

Badrinath Temple is one of the four sacred Char Dham pilgrimage sites and a Vishnu Panchayatan shrine — a brightly coloured temple at 3,133 m on the banks of the Alaknanda River, with the snowbound Nilkanth peak towering behind. The black stone Badrinarayan idol (Vishnu meditating in padmasana) is one of Hinduism's most revered images. Open May to November. Located on the Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway. A bucket-list pilgrimage destination in Uttarakhand.