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The Kagura Zutome is considered to be a reenactment of God's creation of human beings and its performance is believed to help manifest God's providence that was present at creation so it is directed for the purpose of human salvation. The Kagura is accompanied by the
[[Songs for the Kagura]]. Section One one (''Ashiki o harōte'') is repeated 21 times, Section Two section two (''Choto hanashi'') is performed once, and Section Three section three (''Ichiretsu sumasu Kanrodai'') is repeated in three sets of sevens for a total of 21 times.
The Kagura comprises one shift (the first of three) of the Tsutome. Service dancers and performers of the musical instruments (six men and three women for a total of nine) rotate or switch with others with each shift.
The Teodori is performed after the Kagura. The Teodori is danced by six other dancers -- three men and three women -- in a single line. Dancers wear a black crested ''kimono'' (''montsuki''). Unlike the Kagura, they do not wear masks. The Teodori is accompanied by the and Sections Four sections four and Five five of the Mikagura-uta (better known, respectively, as the [[Mikagura-uta: Eight Verses of Yorozuyo|Eight Verses of Yorozuyo]] and the Twelve Songs). The fourth section, Yorozuyo and Songs One to Six comprise the second shift of the Tsutome while Songs Seven to Twelve comprise the third and final shift.
Among the forms of the Kagura Zutome that were taught by Oyasama, there are eleven that happen to be prayers performed for the purpose of specific blessings that have their own distinct Song for the Kagura and hand movements. That is, they are each different from the main form of the Kagura that is performed as the Kagura at Grand/Monthly Services at Church Headquarters. The eleven different Services are:
The "[[seated service]]" is performed in place of the Kagura at regional churches with six dancers -- three men, three women -- a convention that is based on a passage from the Osashizu that goes, "The six fundamental [aspects represent] a single truth; this is where I begin [granting My] providence" (''rokudai hitotsu no ri, sore yori ri o hajimeru'').<ref name="Os2"/>
While the Songs for the seated service are repeated 21 times for the first section one and performed once for the second section two like the Kagura at Church Headquarters, the third section three is repeated in three sets of threes for a total of nine times. The seated service is then followed by the Teodori. Church grand/monthly services are performed in the same three shifts in the same manner as they are done at Church Headquarters.
=== Daily tsutome ===
<ref name="?">*citation needed</ref>
<ref name="TJ">Subsequent sections are Unless otherwise noted, subsequent text on this page is largely based on the entry "o-tsutome," ''Kaitei Tenrikyō jiten'', edited by [[Oyasato Institute for the Study of Religion|Tenri Daigaku Oyasato Kenkyūsho]]. Tenri: Tenrikyō Dōyūsha, pp. 556-559.</ref>
<ref name="Fukaya">Fukaya, Yoshikazu. ''[http://www.tenrikyo.or.jp/kaiden/newsletter/html/pub/words_of_the_path.html Words of the Path: A Guide to Tenrikyo Terms and Expressions]'', p. 189.</ref>
