Panch Badri

Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand is the sacred land that treasures thousands of pilgrimages with their legends and some physical materials connecting faith to the holy eras- Satya Yuga with Lord Vishnu in the form of Lord Vishnu, Treta Yuga with Lord Vishnu in the form of Lord Ram- Hindu holy epic Ramayan after him, and Dwapar Yuga with Lord Vishnu in the form of Lord Krishna, also called Keshawa- Hindu holy epic Mahabharata with Bhagwat Geeta (the life’s lesson preached by the lord himself) after

Along with chhota (smaller) Char Dham– Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath dedicated to the holy rivers Yamuna, Ganga, Lord Shiva, and Lord Vishnu, respectively, Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand reveres Panch Badri, Lord Vishnu’s five abodes, also known as Badri by his devotees, and attracts thousands of pilgrims each year for worship and meditation.

Lord Vishnu’s five temples, located in five different locations ranging in height from 1,380 meters to 3,133 meters, feature idols of Lord Vishnu in various forms, including the meditative position idol at Badrinath (Badri Vishal) and Yogdhyan Badri.

According to legends, Vridha Badri, as the name implies, char dham yatra is the Badrinath statue of an elderly man. People believe that Vridha Badri housed the original Badrinath idol, where people worshipped the Lord prior to Aadiguru Shankaracharya’s establishment of the idol. Aadiguru Shankaracharya discovered Lord Vishnu’s idol in Narada kund, near the Vridha Badri temple, and established it in Badrinath.

Bhavishya Badri, located in Joshimath, is thought to be Lord Vishnu’s next abode when the road to current Badrinath is closed due to a landslip collapsing Nara and Narayan (referring to Arjun, the third son of Kunti in the Hindu holy epic Mahabharata and Lord Krishna) hills and blocking the path to Badrinath. This devastating landslip will occur when the right arm of the statue of Narsingh (half man and half lion, the fourth incarnation of Lord Vishnu) detaches from his body. The arm is said to be shrinking by the day.
Aadi Badri’s name implies that Lord Vishnu sat in this location in a previous era. The main temple at Aadi Badri, with a black stone idol of Lord Vishnu, char dham yatra tour operators is the Narayan Temple, one of 16 in the area.

Panch Badri is mostly visited by pilgrims, but it also attracts tourists looking for spiritual relaxation and meaning in life. Panch Badri temples, which feature a variety of scriptures and carvings, are popular tourist destinations for art and history students.