Adi Badri Temple Complex

Getting there

• By train

  Yamunanagar-Jagadhri station (YJUD) serves Yamunanagar city, which lies 40 km south of the temple.

• By road

  Adi Badri can be reached from Jagadhri by a 40 km all-weather road via Bilaspur.

Why devotees come here

Adi Badri is a group of Hindu temples on the Shivalik foothills in Haryana. Its shrines are dedicated to Vishnu, Shiva and Mantra Devi. The site is one of the most ancient Vedic religious places in the state, linked to the Saraswati River.

Adi Badri is one of the most ancient Vedic religious sites in Haryana, often linked to the Saraswati River. It is an important tirtha on the 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra, along with Dhosi Hill and Kapal Mochan. Legend says Ved Vyasa wrote the Bhagavata Purana here, and that the Pandavas stayed during the last year of their exile. Some hold that the Somb river here follows the course of the Rig Vedic Sarasvati.

The group of Hindu temples here dates from the 9th century. Several 9th-century statues of Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha were found at the site. Remains of Buddhist stupas and monasteries near the Som and Saraswati confluence, built of hard brick, are about 1500 to 2000 years old. A late medieval Adi Badri-Narayana temple on the Somb river is said to have been built by Adi Shankaracharya.

Festivals

• Vaisakh, around April or MayAkha Teej Mela

  A large fair held at the temple complex on Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej).

• Around NovemberKartik Purnima Mela

  A week-long fair held at Adi Badri and Kapal Mochan on Kartik Purnima.

• Last week of JanuaryInternational Saraswati Festival

  An annual five-day international festival. A special function at Adi Badri was planned for January 18 in one year.

Tips for your visit

• Kapal Mochan, a pilgrimage place for both Hindus and Sikhs, is 17 km north-east of Jagadhri town.
• The temple lies 40 km north of Yamunanagar town, on the foothills of the Shivalik hills.
• Remains of old Buddhist stupas and monasteries lie near the Som and Saraswati confluence.

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