On this occasion, the deceased is clothed in a white garment called "kamui" (garment of gods), Shinto's equivalent of "kyokatabira" (a shroud used by Buddhists), which resembles "kariginu"(informal clothes worn by Court nobles), and the 'form of gods' is created by getting the body hold "shaku" (a mace) and wear eboshi for men or hold a fan for women.
このときに仏教でいう「経帷子（きょうかたびら）」に相当する「神衣」と呼ばれる狩衣をかたどった形の白い衣装を着せ、男性なら笏を持たせて烏帽子を被せ・女性なら扇を持たせて「神様の形」を作ることになる。