Question

Originally there were a group of 16 temples belonging to the Gupta period in Adi Badri Dham, how many temples are there at present?

A 8 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B 11 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C 14 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D 16 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Adi Badri is part of the famous Panch Badri of Uttarakhand. Originally there were a group of 16 temples belonging to the Gupta period, of which 14 still survive. . Among them is the Narayan temple, where a black stone idol of Vishnu, three feet high, is enshrined. This place is within the Badri Kshetra, and Badrinath being the name for Vishnu, the temple is known as the Adi Badri.

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