When Jakko was still alive, he built a shrine to enshrine Sarudabiko (Shinto god), which he worshipped on a daily basis, and it is said that he enshrined TAKENOUCHI no Sukune too (later to be called Shirohige Myojin, otherwise known as the White Beard God).
生前若光は日頃敬っていた猿田彦を祭り一社を設け、そこに武内宿禰を祭って崇拝したという（のちに白髭明神と呼ばれた）。