In Shinto rituals the deity descended from its body, which is iwakura, onto yorishiro (object representing a divine spirit) (called himorogi), and yorishiro and kamui (deity) were used as the focus of the celebration.
神事において神を神体である磐座から降臨させ、その依り代（神籬という）と神威をもって祭りの中心とした。