[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899) › c5.s2.4 # The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s2.4 The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s2.4 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.4) Badarikâsrama—Badrinâth in Garwal, United Provinces. It is a peak of the main Himalayan range, about a month’s journey to the north of Hardwar and 55 miles north-east of Śrînagara. The temple of Nara-Nârâyaṇa is built on the west bank near the source of the Bishengaṅgâ (Alakânanda), equidistant from two mountains called Nara and Nârâyaṇa, over the site of a hot-spring called Tapanakuṇḍa, the existence of which, no doubt, led to the original selection of this spot : it is situated on the Gandhamâdana mountain (Asiatic Researches, vol. XI, article x; Mahâbhârata, Śânti, ch. 335). The temple is said to have been built by Śaṅkarâchârya in the eighth century A.D. It was also called Badarî and Biśâlâ Badarî (Mahâbhârata, Vana, ch. 144). For a description of the place, see Asiatic Researches, vol. XI, article x. - [Previous: c5.s2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.3) - [Next: c5.s2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.5) - [Up: c5.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.4) · Pramāṇa