Sheshnetra Ashramam — Attraction in Uttarakhand

The Badrinath temple is the main attraction in the town. According to legend Shankar discovered a black stone image of Lord Badrinarayan made of Saligram stone in the Alaknanda River. He originally enshrined it in a cave near the Tapt Kund hot springs.6 In the sixteenth century, the King of Garhwal moved the murti to the present temple.[6] The temple is approximately 50 ft (15 m) tall with a small cupola on top, covered with a gold gilt roof.[6] The facade is built of stone, with arched windows. A broad stairway leads up to a tall arched gateway, which is the main entrance. The architecture resembles a Buddhist vihara (temple), with the brightly painted facade also more typical of Buddhist temples.[8] Just inside is the mandapa, a large pillared hall that leads to the garbha grha, or main shrine area. The walls and pillars of the mandapa are covered with intricate...

This ego found a tranquil experience in this ashram, where one could experience divine bliss within. This individual ego had the opportunity to stay in the ashram during the Covid times. The main Badri Vishal temple was closed due to Covid norms, so this individual ego could not have darshan of Badri Vishalji. However, this ashram contains the main temple of Shiva, and the crystal linga was installed by Acharya Swaroopanand Saraswatiji, who was the Shankaracharya of Dwarka Sharada Peetham in Dwaraka, Gujarat, and also the caretaker of the Jyotir Math in Badrinath.

The rock in front of the ashram had a boulder stuck in the sedimentary layers, resembling the eye of a snake, and hence the name of the ashram is "Seshanetra" (Eye of Serpent).

"O Lord Badrivishal, please take this EGO to your home and dissolve this EGO completely without...

We stayed in this Ashram for three days The place is ok with basic facilities. Geezer is provided in some rooms. The charges range from ₹2000.00 to ₹3000.00 depending upon floor and the provision of Geezer for hot water. They provide free lunch and dinner, a simple and delicious food. Booking of the rooms is done on first cum first served basis. The location of Ashram is on the Highway to Mana. Badarinath ji Mandir is at a distance of less than one KM. Ample parking space...