Badrinath Temple (Shri Badrinarayan Dham): Nearby Temples & Tirths

Kedarnath

The Shiva half of the Char Dham circuit, a high trek shrine paired with Badrinath in one yatra

approx 220 km by road via Rudraprayag, plus the final trek from Badrinath →

Gangotri

Source-shrine of the Ganga and third seat of the Chota Char Dham

approx 445 km by road from Badrinath →

Yamunotri

Yamuna's source shrine, the fourth Chota Char Dham seat, usually the yatra's starting point

approx 490 km by road from Badrinath →

Badrinath is rarely visited alone. It is the Vishnu corner of the Chota Char Dham of Uttarakhand, and most itineraries pair it with Kedarnath, the Shiva shrine reached via Rudraprayag and a final uphill trek, roughly 220 km away by road. Together they anchor the Char Dham circuit that also strings in Gangotri (approx 445 km) and Yamunotri (approx 490 km), the source-shrines of the Ganga and Yamuna at the western end of the Garhwal Himalaya.

Closer at hand, the sacred landscape around Badrinath rewards a day of walking. Mana village, about 3 km on, is billed as the last (or first) village of India and holds the Vyas and Ganesh caves, Bheem Pul and the Saraswati river's roaring source. Charanpaduka, Brahma Kapal on the Alaknanda (where pilgrims perform rites for ancestors) and the Mata Murti temple across the river all sit within the immediate valley. If you are building the guide's route, treat Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri as the linked pilgrimage nodes and the Mana cluster as the local extension of the darshan itself.

Compiled from public sources including Euttaranchal: Badrinath opening/closing dates and how to reach · StayVista: Badrinath Yatra 2026 complete guide (timings, registration) · SacredYatra: Badrinath puja rates and festivals · Shrineyatra: Badrinath temple history, timings, festivals. Timings and seasonal closures change; confirm with the temple trust before travelling.