Badrinath, Uttarakhand · Lord Vishnu
A high-Himalayan Char Dham shrine to Vishnu, set beside the Alaknanda river and open only through the warmer months.
Jupiter · Pitru · dharma
At Brahma Kapal beside the shrine, pind daan is offered for the ancestors — Badrinath is a classic seat for Pitru Dosha relief.
Darshan, seva and donations here are carried out on the temple’s own official website. We point you straight to it — no account needed — and the offering goes directly to the shrine.
Badrinath sits in the Garhwal Himalayas at over three thousand metres, dedicated to Vishnu in his meditating form. It is one of the Char Dham of the larger pilgrimage circuit and one of the holiest Vaishnava sites in the north. Snowbound for half the year, the temple opens each spring in a ceremony that marks the start of the Himalayan pilgrim season.
Established as a major shrine by the philosopher Adi Shankaracharya in the 8th century; the structure has been restored many times since.
The shrine is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, and devotees come from across the country for darshan in the inner sanctum. What follows is the heart of what each pilgrim seeks here.
Can’t travel? A named priest at Badrinath Temple performs the puja in your name, taking your gotra and sankalp before the deity. You receive a video confirmation of the ritual, and the prasad is delivered to your home.
Support the temple and its work directly. Each contribution is facilitated transparently, with a receipt and an impact update — and an 80G tax receipt on donations of ₹500 or more.
Chadawa offerings can be made from ₹251 to ₹11,000.
Book a live darshan or puja, or make an offering — directly on the temple’s official website. No account needed; your seva reaches the shrine itself.
