Adi Badri
आदि बद्री
Adi Badri, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand · Vaishnava tradition
The ASI protects the group as the 'Remains of Sixteen Temples': sixteen are believed to have stood here, and fourteen survive.
At the gate
- Getting there
- Train: RishikeshAir: Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun
Not yet confirmed: visiting hours, dress code, phone rules, entry for visitors of other faiths, walking distance. Ask at the temple office or enquiry counter — and if you know, tell us. hello@aalayakatha.com
Sthala purana
The story of this place
No legend of this temple has been sourced yet. We would rather leave this empty than retell a story we cannot trace to a text, an inscription or the temple itself.
In one minute
Why Adi Badri matters
Each line says who it comes from and how settled it is. What the labels mean
The ASI protects the group as the 'Remains of Sixteen Temples': sixteen are believed to have stood here, and fourteen survive.
Source for: The ASI protects the group as the 'Remains of Sixteen Temples': sixteen are beli
- Archaeological Survey of India: ASI Dehradun Circle, centrally protected monuments of District Chamoli — Remains of Sixteen Temples, Adibadri (notification 1669/1133-M, 1920) asidehraduncircle.in
The ASI dates the temples to about the 8th–12th century AD.
Source for: The ASI dates the temples to about the 8th–12th century AD.
- Archaeological Survey of India: ASI Dehradun Circle, centrally protected monuments of District Chamoli — Remains of Sixteen Temples, Adibadri (notification 1669/1133-M, 1920) asidehraduncircle.in
The main temple is dedicated to Vishnu, with subsidiary shrines to Lakshmi-Narayana, Shiva, Surya, Ganesha and Durga among others.
Source for: The main temple is dedicated to Vishnu, with subsidiary shrines to Lakshmi-Naray
- Archaeological Survey of India: ASI Dehradun Circle, centrally protected monuments of District Chamoli — Remains of Sixteen Temples, Adibadri (notification 1669/1133-M, 1920) asidehraduncircle.in
It is one of the five Badris in both the Uttarakhand Tourism and ASI lists.
2 sources for: It is one of the five Badris in both the Uttarakhand Tourism and ASI lists.
- Government: Uttarakhand Tourism, Panch Badri Circuit — names the set as Badrinath, Yogdhyan Badri, Bhavishya Badri, Vridha Badri and Adi Badri, as recorded in circuits.json uttarakhandtourism.gov.in · seen 2026-09-18
- Archaeological Survey of India: ASI Dehradun Circle, centrally protected monuments of District Chamoli — Remains of Sixteen Temples, Adibadri (notification 1669/1133-M, 1920) asidehraduncircle.in
Shilpa
When you visit, look for…
The ASI describes the group's extent and dating but not its architectural style.
Sanctum
Main Vishnu temple
The principal temple of the group, dedicated to Vishnu.
c. 8th–12th century AD (ASI)
Detail
Fourteen surviving temples
The fourteen surviving shrines of a group believed to have numbered sixteen, among them shrines to Lakshmi-Narayana, Shiva, Surya, Ganesha and Durga.
c. 8th–12th century AD (ASI)
Yatra
Plan your visit
Darshan times
We could not confirm the opening times from the temple’s own notice, so we are not printing any. Please check with the temple office or the devasthanam before you travel.
Before you go
- No dress code or entry rules have been confirmed for this temple yet. Traditional, modest clothing is always the safe choice; ask at the entrance.
Walking, steps and access
We have not yet confirmed how much walking or climbing is involved, or whether there is wheelchair access. If you are travelling with elders, ask at the temple office or the devasthanam enquiry counter before you set out.
Getting there
- By road: Karnaprayag · about 25 kmAbout 25 km from Karnaprayag on the way to Dwarahat, per the ASI.
- By train: Rishikesh
- By air: Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun
Routes are general guidance and not yet checked against an official source.
The order of darshan
No published source gives the order in which to visit the shrines here, so we have not invented one. Follow the queue and the temple staff.
Festivals
The temple’s festival calendar has not been sourced yet.
Itihasa
Through time
Two registers, kept apart on purpose: what the Puranas tell, and what the historical record shows. They answer different questions and we do not force them to agree.
In the Puranas and tradition
No events in this register have been sourced.
In the historical record
c. 700–1200
Temple group built
The ASI dates the group to about the 8th–12th century AD.
Source for: Temple group built
- Archaeological Survey of India: ASI Dehradun Circle, centrally protected monuments of District Chamoli — Remains of Sixteen Temples, Adibadri (notification 1669/1133-M, 1920) asidehraduncircle.in
1920
Protected as a monument
Notified as a protected monument under notification 1669/1133-M of 1920, as listed by the ASI Dehradun Circle.
Source for: Protected as a monument
- Archaeological Survey of India: ASI Dehradun Circle, centrally protected monuments of District Chamoli — Remains of Sixteen Temples, Adibadri (notification 1669/1133-M, 1920) asidehraduncircle.in
Around here
Worth the detour
Fort
Chandpur Garhi (fort at Khal)
ASI-protected hilltop fort traditionally linked to Kanak Pal, founder of the Garhwal dynasty, with palace and dwelling ruins of about the 14th century AD.
Place
Karnaprayag
Road hub for Adi Badri and one of the Panch Prayag confluences.
Also in Chamoli district
Sources
Where this page comes from
- Archaeological Survey of India: ASI Dehradun Circle, centrally protected monuments of District Chamoli — Remains of Sixteen Temples, Adibadri (notification 1669/1133-M, 1920) asidehraduncircle.in
- Government: Uttarakhand Tourism, Panch Badri Circuit — names the set as Badrinath, Yogdhyan Badri, Bhavishya Badri, Vridha Badri and Adi Badri, as recorded in circuits.json uttarakhandtourism.gov.in · seen 2026-09-18
Cite this page
Aalaya Katha Foundation, “Adi Badri”, Aalaya Katha, version last reviewed 2026-10-09. https://www.aalayakatha.com/temple/adi-badri (accessed ).
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