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Sight Address : Sheshnetra at a distance of 1.5 km from Badrinath. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

A triangular shaped lake, each side about 1 Km long, situated at an altitude of 23211 ft, Satopanth Tal is on the route taken by the Pandava brothers on their Swarga Yatra (descent to heaven). It is named after the Hindu Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. All around the lake stand mighty Himalayan snow peaks namely Mt. Neelkanth (21638 feet), Mt. Satopanth (23,206 feet), Mt. Swargarohini (20507 feet), Mt. Chaukhamba I (23413 feet) and Mt. Balakun (20040 feet). One also gets some stunning views of the famous Himalayan giant peaks like Chaukhamba, Neelkanth, Swargarohini & Narain Parbat enroute Satopanth lake. It is a very hard trek and a good experienced guide is advisable.

Sheshnetra, Badrinath

HistoryEdit

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Must SeeEdit

Attraction

Visiting TimeEdit

7.00 AM – 7.00 PM

Closed OnEdit

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Best Season to VisitEdit

May to June and September to October

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1 – 2 Hors

Ticket Required : No Edit

Individual National Adult Rs. : N.A

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Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : N.A

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Still Photo Camera Rs. : Still cameras, home video cameras are allowed in Himalayas but only inside the temple are normally not allowed. However please do check with the authorities concerned.

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Guide Required : No Edit

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Dress Code (If Any) : No Edit

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Vasudhara Restaurant ; C/O Narayan Place Hotel, Nr Bus Stand, Badrinath HO, Badrinath – 246422 ; Ph/M – 9319434529, 836424419 ; Food Serve – Indian

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Private taxies and other vehicles are also available between Rishikesh and Badrinath on hire. A Cab will charge about Rs 3,000-4,000 for travel from Dehradun to Badrinath.

BUS : There are many public and private buses from New Delhi, Rishikesh and Haridwar. Special tourist daily buses are also available from these places to Badrinath. It costs about Rs 700-900 per passenger.

Train : The nearest railway station to Badrinath is Rishikesh. Rishikesh railway station is situated 295kms before Badrinath on NH58. Rishikesh is well connected by railway networks with major destinations of India. Trains to Rishikesh are frequent. Badrinath is well connected by motorable roads with Rishikesh. Taxis and buses are available from Rishikesh, Srinagar, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Joshimath and many other destinations to Badrinath.

Air : Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun is the nearest airport to Badrinath. It is a domestic airport 326 km away from Badrinath and a Cab will charge about Rs 3,000-4,000 for travel from Dehradun to Badrinath. Nearest International airport is New Delhi (491 km), which is well connected to most of the major foreign cities.

Others : The journey will take around 10-12 horses and ponies leave around every half hour early in the mornings from 4 a.m. to 7 a.m.

Things to CarryEdit

Toilet kit, Nail Clipper, Scissors
Flash Light with extra batteries (3 Set)
Sun Glasses, Sun Hat, Monkey Cap, Woollen Gloves
Water bottles- unbreakable (Min 1 litters capacity) can be purchased in Haridwar
Note book, Pen, Pencils
Camera and film and extra batteries for electronic camera.

Safety / WarningEdit

Clothing : May – Heavy woollens/June-Sept – Light woollens/Oct.-Nov.- Heavy woollens.
Keep your tone low while exploring the temple.
Keep daily cash in separate pockets.
Don’t flash jewelry or large sums of money.