 The area around Badrinath is also celebrated in "Padma Purana" as abounding in spiritual treasures.The "Mahabharata" revered the holy place as the one which can give salvation to devotees arriving close to if, while in other holy places they must perform religious ceremonies.The temple is revered in "Nalayira Divya Prabandham", in 11 hymns in the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon by Periazhwar and in 13 hymns in Thirumangai Azhwar.