Sri Badrinarayana Temple(Mandir) Opening and Closing Dates 2013, Badrinath, Uttaranchal, India

Badrinath is the dham of Lord Maha Vishnu. The Badarinath Temple is the most sacred pilgrimage place situated between the two mountain ranges of Nar and Narayana with the Neelkanth peak in the background in the Chamoli district in the state of Uttaranchal, India. The temple stands in a beautiful valley on the banks of the river Alakananda. The presiding deity of the temple is known as "Badrinarayan" or " Badari Vishal".   In the temple, shrines of Gauruda(vehicle of Lord Vishnu), Adi Shankara, Swamu Desikan and Sri Ramanujam.

Shri Badrinarayana Temple Opening & Closing Dates
It is an ongoing tradition following in this place for opening of the temple of Gangotri and Yamunotri on the day of Akshaya Tritiya. According to the Hindu Calendar this year 2013, this auspicious day falls on May 13, 2013(Monday). The next day is the opening date of Kedarnath Temple and the fourth day is the Badrinath temple opening date which is on May 16, 2013(Thursday) at 4:00am. and closing date is not declared by the "Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee" and it is expected that the temple remains closed on November 3, 2013(Sunday). The closing date is only a tentative date and correct date will be updated soon.

Shri Badrinarayan Mandir Darshan Timings:

The Badrinath Temple remains open for a period of 6 months only in a year from may to october and remains closed from october to April due to winter snow. The temple darshan timings are 4:00am to 10:00pm. 

Shri Badrinath Temple Office Address at Various Locations
I)Chief Executive Officer,	II)Chief Executive Officer,
Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Mandir Samithi,	Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Mandir Samithi,
Joshimath,	Joshimath-II(Badrinath),
Uttranchal-246443, India.	Uttranchal-246422, India.
Contact Numbers: 01389-222124/222083	Phone Numbers: 01381-222204/5/6
Shri Badarinath Kedarnath Temple Committee Address
Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temples Committee,
Kargi Grant, Haridwar By-pass road,
Dehradun,
Uttaranchal(Uttarakhand)-248001, India.
Office Phone Number: 0135-2430261