ceremony for moving a deity to a new site
A Shinto ritual performed when a deity's sacred object (shintai) is transferred to a new shrine building or location. Compare 遷宮祭, which is used specifically for the transfer of a shrine's main deity during periodic rebuilding.
See also: 遷座 (せんざ) · 遷宮祭 (せんぐうさい)
With the completion of the new shrine building, a ceremony for moving the deity was held.
Compound of 遷座 (senza, 'moving a deity's seat') and 祭 (sai, 'festival' or 'ceremony').