Badrinath
| Badrinathpuri | |||
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| State : | Uttarakhand | ||
| District : | Chamoli | ||
| Sub-district : | Joshimath | ||
| Location : | 30 ° 44 ′ N , 79 ° 29 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 3145 m | ||
| Residents : | 2,438 (2011) | ||
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Badrinathpuri (or Badrinath ) is a small town in the Indian state of Uttarakhand .
The place is on the Alaknanda River . Above the village is the Nilkantha mountain. The Hindu Badrinath Temple is located in Badrinath . The temple belongs to the Hindu pilgrimage route Chota Char Dham and the Hindu pilgrimage route Char Dham . Because of this temple Badrinath is one of the holy cities of Hinduism. Not least because of this, Badrinath is a popular destination in India.