29 November - India post issued a stamp of Chardham - Badrinath in 2019

 

Department of Post issued a Commemorative stamp of Chardham which includes Badrinath on 29 November 2019

Four ancient pilgrimage sites in the Indian state of Uttarakhand viz. Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath is referred to as Chota Char Dham to differentiate it from this bigger circuit of Char Dham sites. The Chota Char Dham shrines are closed in winter due to snowfall and reopen for pilgrims with the advent of summer.

Badrinath is a town and nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. A Hindu holy place, it is one of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage and is also part of India's Chota Char Dham pilgrimage circuit. It gets its name from the Badrinath Temple.

Badrinath derives from the Sanskrit compound Badarīnātha, consisting of the terms badarī (jujube tree) and nātha (lord), an epithet of Vishnu.It is also known as Badarikashrama.

Badrinath was re-established as a major pilgrimage site by Adi Shankara in the 8th century.[7] In earlier days, pilgrims used to walk hundreds of miles to visit the Badrinath temple.