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Adi Badri

पान्च बद्रि

Chamoli, Uttarakhand · 30.1559°, 79.2270°

VishnuLate Gupta; foundation traditionally attributed to Adi Shankara—Sapta Badri

Sacred since

400 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

late Gupta period (5th–8th c.)

Late Gupta; foundation traditionally attributed to Adi Shankara

History & significance

A cluster of small stone shrines at Adibadri in Chamoli district, some 17 km beyond Karnaprayag, counted among the Sapta Badri. Assigned to the late Gupta period, it gave pilgrims a place to worship Vishnu when the high shrine at Badrinath was shut by snow.

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Related sites

Badrinath Temple

Badrinath (3,133 m) · India

re-established 8th–9th c.; facade rebuilt by Garhwal kings

Yogadhyan Badri Temple

Pandukeshwar (1,829 m), Chamoli · India

c. 850–1000

Dhyan Badri Temple

Urgam valley (2,135 m), Chamoli · India

dating unrecorded

Sources

Wikipedia

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Late Gupta; foundation traditionally attributed to Adi Shankara