The popular belief is that Vishnu resided in Adi Badri in the Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga and Dwapar Yuga. It is believed that he shifted to the present Badrinath Temple in Uttarakhand in the beginning of the Kali Yuga.
A huge fair is held here on the Akshaya Tritiya day in Vaishakh Month.
Apart from the Adi Badri Temple the place also has a temple dedicated to Shiva – a naturally formed Shivling believed to be Adi Kedarnath. There is also a temple of Goddess Shakti . There is pond located here and the water in it is believed to be from Saraswati River .