BADRINATH, a village and celebrated temple in British India, in the Garhwal district of the United Provinces. It is situ ated among mountains rising to a height of 23,000ft., and the altitude of the great temple itself is 10,294 feet. It is about 4o or soft. in height, built in the form of a cone, with a small cupola, on the top of which is a gilt ball and spire, and contains the shrine of Badrinath, dedicated to an incarnation of Vishnu. The principal idol is of black stone and is aft. in height. Badrinath is a favourite resort of pilgrims from all parts of India; and the long and toilsome route by which it is reached enhances the merits of the pilgrimage.
.BADULLA, the administrative capital of the province of Uva, Ceylon, 54m. south-east of Kandy, and the terminus of the mountain railway. It was in Kandyan times the home of a prince who ruled Uva as a principality. Badulla stands 2, 2 2 2 f t. above sea-level; the average annual rainfall is 781in.; the average tem perature, 73°. The population of the town in 1921 was 8,092; of the Uva Province, 233,864. The town which is almost encircled by a river, the Badulla-Oya, and over-shadowed by the Namina cooly Kande range of mountains (highest peak 6,68oft.) is very picturesquely situated. It is the centre of a thriving tea and rubber planting district.