 He should not cross the river until Vamana Dwadashi and must adhere to "[[Brahmacharya]]".The Rawal is assisted by the [[Garhwali people|Garhwali]] [[Sarola Brahmin|Dimri]] [[Brahmin]]s belonging to the village Dimmar of Chamoli district, Naib Rawal, Dharmadikari, Vedpathi, a group of priests, Pandas Samadhi, Bhandari, Rasoiyas (cook), devotional singer, clerk of devashram, Jal Bhariya (water keeper) and temple guards.Badrinath is one of the few temples in North India that follow the ancient Tantra Vidhi of [[Shrauta]] tradition more common in the south.