According to Hindu Shastras, no pilgrimage is complete without a visit to Badrinath, the abode of Vishnu. Along with Ramesvaram, Dwarka and Puri, it is one of the four holiest places in India . Guarding it are the Nar and Narayan ranges and in the distance towers the magnificent pyramid-shaped peak of Neelkanth, at 6558 m; a hike to its base takes two hours. Badri is derived from a wild fruit that Vishnu was said to have lived on when he did penance at Badrivan, the area which covers all five important temples including Kedarnath. Shankaracharya, the monist philosopher from South India, is credited with establishing the four great pilgrimage centres in the early ninth century AD .
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