The Oil to apply to the Status of Lord Badrinath and also used to lit the Akhand Jyoti is hand crushed and extracted from Sesame seeds by the Royal Family and the Dimri Family The Royal Family reside in Narendranagar. The extracted Oil is then taken by road on a procession after covering all major cities of Garhwal. The storage pot is also called Gaadu Ghada (गाडू घड़ा). This procession of brining the Oil from Narendranagar to Badrinath is called Gaadu Ghada Yatra or Tel Kalash Yatra.

The Tel Kalash(Oil Container) is taken from Joshimath Narasingh Temple, 2 days prior to the opening of the Badrinath Temple. The Tel Kalash along with the Sankaracharya Gaddi is taken on a procession upto Pandukesav. From there these two along with Lord Kuber and Udhav Ji are taken on a procession to Badrinath the subsequent day.