A detailed write up will follow, but here are some pictures from Adi Badri, Haryana, from a visit in October 2018.
This place is home to ancient Badrinath Vishnu and Kedarnath Shiva temples, as well as the place believed to be the birth place of River Sarasvati.
Some clicks of the picturesque Adi Badri Pond:
The green-filled path leading to Sarasvati Udgam Sthal:
Sarasvati trickles through and falls on the Shiva Linga placed here:
The Somb River, a tributary of Yamuna that flows through Adi Badri, is believed to trace the same course as the River Sarasvati of the Vedic times:
Beautiful crape jasmine (ಕನ್ನಡ: ನಂದಿಬಟ್ಟಲು) flowering at the feet of Sarasvati river birth:
Initial steps to climb to the Adi Kedarnath Temple:
And the last few steps to the temple:
The main temple of Adi Kedarnath:
The Gaushala maintained at Adi Kedarnath Temple premises:
Adi Badrinath Temple and it's steps as seen from Adi Kedarnath:
Entrance of Adi Badrinath Temple::
The Adi Badrinath Shrine:
Picture depicting Adi Shankaracharya's role in setting up the temples at Adi Badri:
The greenery at the Shivalik footsteps at Adi Badri:
The steps to Adi Badrinath in the foreground, the hill of Mantra Devi in the background, and the temple of Adi Kedarnath at the distance, all in one frame:
An early morning contemplation for this monkey:
A nice little Mantapa away from all the temples surrounded by greenery:
Early morning Sun rays shining on the Adi Kedarnath Temple:
With my father at Adi Badri:
This place is home to ancient Badrinath Vishnu and Kedarnath Shiva temples, as well as the place believed to be the birth place of River Sarasvati.
Some clicks of the picturesque Adi Badri Pond:
The green-filled path leading to Sarasvati Udgam Sthal:
Sarasvati trickles through and falls on the Shiva Linga placed here:
The Somb River, a tributary of Yamuna that flows through Adi Badri, is believed to trace the same course as the River Sarasvati of the Vedic times:
Beautiful crape jasmine (ಕನ್ನಡ: ನಂದಿಬಟ್ಟಲು) flowering at the feet of Sarasvati river birth:
Initial steps to climb to the Adi Kedarnath Temple:
And the last few steps to the temple:
The main temple of Adi Kedarnath:
The Gaushala maintained at Adi Kedarnath Temple premises:
Adi Badrinath Temple and it's steps as seen from Adi Kedarnath:
Entrance of Adi Badrinath Temple::
The Adi Badrinath Shrine:
Picture depicting Adi Shankaracharya's role in setting up the temples at Adi Badri:
The greenery at the Shivalik footsteps at Adi Badri:
The steps to Adi Badrinath in the foreground, the hill of Mantra Devi in the background, and the temple of Adi Kedarnath at the distance, all in one frame:
An early morning contemplation for this monkey:
A nice little Mantapa away from all the temples surrounded by greenery:
Early morning Sun rays shining on the Adi Kedarnath Temple:
With my father at Adi Badri:
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