Dakshin ke Badrinath

Dakshin Badrinath or Dakshin ke Badrinath is a replica of the main Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand. It is located in Bandamailaram village near Medchal around 40 kms from Hyderabad and hence also called Medchal Badrinath temple. It was built by the Uttarakhand Kalyankari Sanstha, an NGO formed by people from Uttarakhand residing in Hyderabad, in around 1550 Square yards. The main temple has idols of the Gods Ganesh, Kuber, Udhav, Badrinath, Lakshmi, Nar-Narayana, Garuda and Narada. There are also smaller temples of Mahalakshmi, Salasar Hanuman, Ananda Bhairava and Ganesh Kedareswara. There are steps that lead to the main temple and the other smaller temples. While the main deities here, Badrinarayan and Nar Narayan are carved out of Black stone, the other deities are made of White marble and all are replicas of the original idols.

As it is just setup there(In June 2023) are a few areas of improvement like the shades for queues, etc. Suggest the visitors to carry umbrella or caps as the queues are in open without shade. There is a car parking just outside and they charge Rs.50/- for the same. There is a shoe stand to leave your footwear and they charge 5/- per pair. There is a Vegetable market setup just next to the temple by the local farmers so that they get customers easily. The temple is surrounded by fields.There are buses run by the Road Transport Corporation(TSRTC).

While the original Badrinath temple is open for only 4 months(May, June, September and October) every year, Badrinath temple in Hyderabad will be open throughout the year. The temple timings are 7 am to 1 pm and then from 3pm to 8pm daily.