thiru kaNdangkadinagar thiru vadhariyAchchiramam
(Badrikashram) 		thiru sALakkirAmam

perumAL mUlavar: badri nArAyaNan
thAyAr aravindhavalli
Facing East
Posture Seated
thIrththam tapta kuNDam
vimAnam taptakAnjchana
sthala vruksham badarI vruksham
prathyaksham nara
Travel
  • 300 km by bus from Hrishikesh.
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    Features
  • Svayamvyakta kshetram.
  • 10400 ft above sealevel.
  • Confluence of Alakananda and Toliganga rivers.
  • This is where Narayana taught the Thiruvashtakshara mantram to Nara.
  • Narada prayed to Sriman Narayan using the Thiruvashtakshara mantram here.
  • Believed to be the birthplace of Pandavas.
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    Azhvar Mangalashasanam 22 Pasurams
    Periyazhvar, Thirumangai Azhvar

    108 Thiruppathi Andhadhi thATku aDimai enRu thamai uNarArkku eTTezhuththum
    kETka veLiyiTTaruLum kEsavanai - vETkaiyoDu
    pOvadhu aridhAnAlum pOyth thozhuvOm nenjchamE!
    mAvadhariyAchchiramaththu