Badrinath
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Badrinatha is one of the major pilgrimage places of the Hindus. The place is in Uttaranchal state of India, and is located at a high altitude in the Himalayas. The Hindu scriptures say that the place is sacred to Vishnu, one of the gods of Hindus.
Badrinath gets its name from a tree's name. The name of that tree is badri-tree. The botanical name of a badri-tree is Zizyphus jujba Lam.