Adi Badri, also Sri Sarasvati Udgam Tirath,[1] is a tourist site of archaeological, religious and ecological significance in a forest area in the foothills of the Sivalik Hills in Bhabar area, situated in northern part of Yamunanagar district, of the north Indian state of Haryana.

[7] Adi Badri, often related to the Saraswati River,[8] is one of the most ancient Vedic religious site in Haryana, along with 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra, Dhosi Hill and Kapal Mochan.

[citation needed] Adi Badri Vatika herbal park developed by the state's forests department also lies here.

[10] Adi Badri Heritage Board was formed by the state govt to develop the area and to revive the sacred Sarasvati river,[11][12] and also owing to its religious, ecological and tourism significance and potential.

[14] Nearby Bilaspur, Haryana (not to be confused with Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh) in Yamuna Nagar District which takes its name from the corrupted form of "Vyas Puri", was the ashram of Ved Vyasa rishi where he wrote the Mahabharta on the banks of Sarasvati river near Adi Badri where Sarasvati river leaves Himalayas and enters the plains.

[18] Few cells, big enough to accommodate one person, and a Buddha statue suggest that this rare ancient monastery was meant for meditation.

[1] According to legends, this is the place where Ved Vyasa wrote Bhagavata Purana,[4] and Pandavas stayed her during the last year of their exile.

[6] The popular week-long annual Adi Badri-Kapal Mochan Kartik Purnima religious mela is usually held around November.

[11][12] The board has 70 partner organisations, for research on Sarasvati river, including ASI, ISRO, several IITs and Union Government ministries of India.

According to committee-member Khadg Singh Valdiya, the committee identified a paleo-channel which is related to the Indus Valley civilisation, and to the present Ghaggar, Sarsuti, Hakra and Nara rivers.

[24] In 2016, Haryana government constituted a committee of scientists initially for a duration of two 2 years (2016-2018) to conduct the scientific studies.

[24] Another interstate co-ordination committee will be formed with Himachal, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat states that fall in the paleochannel of Saraswati.

It is simultaneously celebrated at multiple locations, including by bringing water from hundreds of rivers across India, hosting events at all government and government-aided schools and colleges as well as several district headquarters across Haryana.