Namo Narayana,
I had the good fortune of visiting Badrinath in May.
There is a place, very close to the Badrinath temple
called rAmAnuj kOt. This hosts a beautiful archa
murthi of sri Ramanujar along with other perumals and
Saligramams.
I have read a lot of Srivaishnava travelogues and have
not found a detailed mention of this in many of them
hence this mail.
It is a must visit for any Srivaishnava. As one goes
towards the Badrinath temple. It is to the left, on
crossing the bridge.It is among a cluster of houses
off the road. It is not an obvious place to locate. No
sign-boards are available.
We had to ask around 10 locals before we could get to
that place. Once you get there the priest will guide
you to other Srivaishnava Ashrams/ksehtrams which are
present around 100-300 mts from the temple (if you ask
him).
This is a beautiful Sannidhi , peaceful and quite. we
were the only ones there and there was some sort of
familiarity and comfort in that place it seemed like
home. So much so, that my 8 year old son said we could
come back there and spend some time sitting there. We
came back to the place 3 times during out short stay
of 2 nights and a day in Badrinath.
I request all who plan to visit Badrinath to ask and
reach this wonderful place. A visit to this
Ashtakshari Kshetram is incomplete if one does not
take the blessings of our great Acharya Ramanuja
there.
Thanks and regards
ramanuja dasi
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