Uttarakhand Information Centre

Yogdhyan Badri is one of the Panch Badri and lies in the state of Uttarakhand in North-western India.

Yogdhyan Badri lies at an altitude of about 1,920 meters. It is located at Pandukeshwar, named after the Pandva’s King. It is said that the Pandavas, victorious after their battle against the Kauravas, but emotionally scarred, came to the Himalayas. And it was here that they handed over their capital, Hastinapur, to Raja Parikshit and took up penance before seeking out the highway to heaven.

The importance of the Badri is immense and the sanctum has an image of the lord in a meditative posture.

23 km from Sadrinath The village, as old as the Sadrinath Temple has copper plates which authenticate the history of the temples as well as the Katyuri Chand rulers of Garhwal and Kumaon who issued them as far back as the fourth or fifth century A.D. The temples are all dedicated to the Yogdhyan Badri, who blessed the meditation of the kings.