The most sacred Hindu pilgrimage cradled by mountains Nar and Narayan, with the magnificent Neelkanth peak behind the glamorous, is the most sacred of all Hindu pilgrimages,Shri Badrinath Ji. On the left bank of the river Alaknanda, Badrinath place is called because it was once a sweet badris "or wild berries.Legend When asked about the river Ganges to descend on earth to help suffering humanity, the earth was too feeble to force this descent. The great river has been divided into two different channels, one of which is Alaknanda, which later became the abode of Lord Vishnu or Badrinath.

The most sacred Hindu pilgrimage cradled by mountains Nar and Narayan, with the magnificent Neelkanth peak behind the glamorous, is the most sacred of all Hindu pilgrimages,Shri Badrinath Ji. On the left bank of the river Alaknanda, Badrinath place is called because it was once a sweet badris "or wild berries.Legend When asked about the river Ganges to descend on earth to help suffering humanity, the earth was too feeble to force this descent. The great river has been divided into two different channels, one of which is Alaknanda, which later became the abode of Lord Vishnu or Badrinath.