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Articles: Devotion | BADRI NATH
- Prof. venkata ramanamurty mallajosyula
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In the pilgrim town of Badrinath, tucked away in the far reaches of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand, we had stepped into the vortex of time. Here the past and present, indeed even cosmic time, seemed to churn together the water of the tempestuous river Alaknanda which sweeps through the town as it journeys on to meet the sacred Ganga further downstream. We stood in the middle of the sturdy metal bridge that connects the bustling town to the brightly painted shrine of Lord Vishnu and let the sights, and sounds of the town, as viscous as the devotion that it is wreathed in, sweep over us.
The roar of the frothing Alaknanda as it is thundered through the gorge below us mingled with the changing of temple bells and the chanting of mantras. White clouds of scorching steam blurred the face of the rocky cliff directly under the temple as water from the hot springs poured down its side and mingled with the freezing cold waters of the river below.
It is believed that one gets to visit Badrinath, as also Yamunotri, Gangotri and Kedarnath which make up the char dhams or the four most holy pilgrim destinations in the Hindu religion, only when the gods invite one.
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