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Badrinath Dham

The seat of the god Vishnu in his aspect of Badrinarayan,the name is Badrinath . The route to Badrinath is one of the most arduous one due to the lofty hilly terrain, curves and cliffs amidst the most scenically beautiful place on the earth.is the most important of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage.Situated in the hills of Himalaya, at the height of 10,248 feet above sea level.Badrinath is situated at a height of 3,133 m above sea level. The temple is built in a conical shape, 15 m. tall and has small cupola of a gilt bull and spire. The principal idol in the temple represents Vishnu in a meditative posture and is flanked by Nara-Narayan. The idol dates back to the Vedic age though it is believed to have been re-established by Adi Shankaracharya in the 9th century A.D. Some of the other images include Laxmi (Vishnu's consort), Garud (Vishnu's mount), Shiva & Parvati and Ganesha.

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Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Dehradun

Nestled in the mountain ranges of the Himalaya, Dehradun is one of the oldest cities of India and is recently declared as the Provisional Capital of newly created Uttarakhand State in the month of Nov'2000. The city has many beautiful rest houses and good hotels to provide accommodation to the tourist. For many years, it has been one of the best known educational centres in northern India. Dehra Dun is well linked by rail and road with Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Lucknow and Varanasi.Dehradun is verry big city in Uttarakhand

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