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• What is bus timing from Rishikesh to Badrinath?
• Why only a Keralite priest is made a Head Priest in Badrinath Temple?
• What are Special pooja rates at Badrinathji Temple?
• Can I travel to Badrinath, Hemkund Sahib and valley of flowers in November?
• What was the Opening and Closing date of CharDham temples in 2008?
• Is it safe to drive by self an Alto from Delhi to Yamunotri, Gangotri?
• I want information on Gangotri - Gaumukh - Tapovan trek. Please advice.
• In which state Badrinath is located?
• How to reach Badrinath temple?
• When should I travel to Badrinath?
• Which is at higher altitude - Kedarnath or Badrinath?
• Can a person do the trek from Gangotri to Gaumukh and back in 1 day? How tough is the trek?
• Badrinath is famous for which God?
• Give me the detail of Neelkant mountain in Badrinath.
• Can anybody suggest me how to go to Badrinath from Haridwar?
• I am taking my parents and grandparents to Haridwar - Rishikesh. They want to cover Badrinath also. Please suggest.
• What are the Hot Spring Water Sources near CharDham, Badrinath?

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Why only a Keralite priest is made a Head Priest in Badrinath Temple? All the shrines in Garhwal have local priests...but this single shrine always has a head priest from Kerala . Do you know why ?

It's because Adi Shankaracarya himself hailed from Kerala, hence it is in that vein of thought that Nambudiri priests are installed in this temple. Besides the Rawals of Badrinath, the Pashupatinath temple in Nepal traditionally has Namboodiri (Keralite) priests. At the same time, the priests at Rameshwaram are originally from Ayodhya.