 Recital in vedic scripts like "Ashtotram" and "[[Sahasranama]]" is practised during all the rituals.After "aarti", the decorations are removed from the image of Badrinath and sandalwood paste is applied to it.The paste from the image is given to the devotees the next day as [[prasad]] during the "nirmalaya [[Darśana|darshan]]".