Badrinath Temple is situated beside the Alaknanda River, high in the Garhwal Himalayas. It is situated far from cities , their traffic and their noise too. The quiet hits you early. Even before you reach the temple area, you can feel it. Nothing here is built to impress people. There are no bright lights, no speakers playing anything, no background sound. The place looks plain, almost rough around the edges. Time feels slow, not in a dramatic way, just slow. People don’t deci
