Historical Period8c CE
8th c. (Adi Shankaracharya revival)
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Deities
Badrinath
Badrīnātha — Char Dham + Divya Desam
Badrīnātha — Char Dham + Divya Desam
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One of Char Dham; one of 108 Divya Desams. Northernmost Vishnu temple. Open May–October only; closed in winter due to snow.
One of the 108 Divya Desams — temples sung in the Nālāyira Divya Prabandham (the "Four-Thousand Divine Hymns") by the 12 Alvars (6th–9th c. CE). The 108 Divya Desams include 106 earthly sites, plus 2 extra-cosmic realms (Paramapadam = Vaikuntha, and Tirupparkadal = the Milk-Ocean). Each Divya Desam has a Moolavar (sanctum deity), Utsavar (processional image), and a specific Alvar-mangalāśāsana dedication.
