Badrinath temple something called Badrinarayan temple is situated along the Alakanada  river in the hill town of Badrinath in Uttarakhand state in India it is widely considered to be  one of the holiest Hindu temples and is dedicated to god Vishnu the temple and town are one of the four char dham and chota char dham pilgrimage sites it is also one of the 108 divya desams holy shrines for vaishnavites the temple is open only six months every year (between the end of April and the beginning of November ) due to extreme weather conditions in the Himalayan region

Several murtis are worshiped in the temple the most important is a one meter tall statue of vishnu as lord Badrinarayan made of black saligram stone the statue is considered by many Hindus to be one of eight swayam vyakta kshetras of self manistatues  statues of vishnu the murti depicts vishnu sitting in meditative posture rather than his far more typical redlining pose in November each year,when the town of Badrinath is closed the image is moved to near by jyotrimanth.

The temple is approximately 50 ft (15 meters) tall with a small cupola on top covered with a gold gilt roof .the facade is built one of stone with arched windows a v road stairway leads up to a tall arched gateway which is the main entrance the tapt kund hot sulphur springs must below the temple are considered to be mediccinal  many pilgrims consider it a requirement to bathe in the springs before visiting the temple the springs have a year round temperature of 45 c.`