Adi Badri is amongst the first of the Panch Badris. It is believad that Lord Vishnu used to to live here in Satyug,
Bhavishya Badri is often predicted to be the future Badrinath. towards the conclusion of Kalyug, a catastrophic landslide will obstruct the route to Badrinath Dham would become inaccessible.
Badrinath lies between the Nar and the Narayan mountains and is said to be the abode of Lord Vishnu.
Lord Vishnu meditated here in the form of a sage (yogi). It is said that the Yogdhyan Badri temple is as old as the temple of Badrinath.
The name of Vridha Badri is derived from the form of an old man in which Lord Vishnu is worshiped here.