‘Rawals’ of Badrinath & my Grandfather: Lesser Known Facts

‘Rawals’ of Badrinath & my Grandfather: Lesser Known Facts

The Badrinath Temple By Alok Joshi Being the eldest grandson of Vasudev Namboodiri, the longest serving Rawal of Badrinath (22 years) does not entitle me to be an authority on the lineage of Rawals or the sacred Badrinath temple. But the sweet ignorance of some of my friends (like millions of pilgrims who visit Badrinath every year for darshan) about the temple and the Rawal, prompted me to share some lesser known but interesting facts about the…