noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
carrying a portable shrine with arms stretched out
Refers to a specific way of carrying a mikoshi (portable shrine) during festivals, where bearers hold it with arms extended upward rather than resting it on their shoulders.
祭りで神輿を差し上げするのはとても力がいる。
Carrying the mikoshi with arms stretched out at the festival requires a lot of strength.
Standard kanji spelling for this noun/verb.
Abbreviated kanji form; less common.
担ぐ means to shoulder or carry something on one's shoulder, which is the more common way to carry a mikoshi. 差し上げ specifically describes the arms-extended method.
Compound of 差し (sashi, continuative form of 差す 'to raise, extend') + 上げ (age, continuative form of 上げる 'to lift up'). Literally 'raising and lifting up'.