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The road to Badrinath Dham in Uttarakhand passes through a rugged Himalayan landscape. At the mountain highway checkpoint, a purple signboard from the Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee welcomes pilgrims in Hindi, while a green directional sign points toward Badrinath. A dark, gabled structure spans the paved road between steep, rocky slopes, with distant snow-covered peaks visible under a clear sky. In Badrinath town, multi-storey hotels, lodges and local businesses line the street along the Char Dham Yatra route. A white and green building displays the name “Hotel Himgiri,” while several cars are parked along the roadside and a black motorcycle stands on the pavement. Pedestrians walk along the street, including a traveller pulling a suitcase, with snow-capped Himalayan peaks risi