My Journey to India 2011 - Badarikashrama - The Mountain Home of God [image: Inline image 1]
"At holy places you don't have to wait for miracles - they are all around you." Diaries by Sacinandana Swami: http://www.sacinandanaswami.com/my-journey-to-india/<http://www.sacinandanaswami.com/en/s1a23/diaries-by-sacinandana-swami/my-journey-to-india-2011-badarikashrama-the-mountain-home-of-god.html> On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 8:39 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > A broad stairway leads up to a tall arched gateway, which is the main > entrance. The architecture resembles a Buddhist vihara (temple), with the > brightly painted facade also more typical of Buddhism temples. > > [image: Inline image 1] > > The main shrine houses the 1 m (3.3 ft) Shaligram (black stone) image of > Badrinarayan, housed in a gold canopy, under a Badri Tree. The image of > Badari Narayan is armed with Shankh (conch) and Chakra (wheel) in two of > his arms in a lifted posture and two arms rested on the lap in Yogamudra > posture. > > Vishnu in the form of Badrinath, is depicted in the temple sitting in > padmasana posture. According to the legend, Vishnu was chastised by a sage > who saw Vishnu's consort Lakshmi massaging his feet. Vishnu went to > Badrinath to perform austerity, meditating for a long time in padmasana. > > Source: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badrinath_temple >
