Nachi, which is different in character from Hongu and Hayatama, was known as a sanctuary for takiroko (ritual devotions under a waterfall for a certain period), but "Kumanogongen Kongozao Hoden Zoko Nikki" established in early Kamakura period describes a tale of history of religious service in Kumano junisho gongen, which tells that enshrined deities of Hongu and Hayatama were also enshrined by this time.
那智は本宮・速玉とは性格を異にし、古くは滝篭行の聖地として知られ、当初は結神を主祭神としていたが、鎌倉時代初期に成立した『熊野権現金剛蔵王宝殿造功日記』には熊野十二所権現の祭祀に関する縁起譚が記されており、この頃までに本宮・速玉の祭神をもあわせ祀っていたことが分かる。