As implied, a reindeer is not always sacrificed. A sacrifice without a sacrificial animal is called TN хаңор, whereas TN ханʹ denotes a ritual with an animal sacrifice. A sacrificial reindeer is traditionally killed by strangling it. Typically, the idols are fed with blood or fat, which are spread on the idol, but cooked food can also be served to an idol. In addition, reindeer skulls and antlers are left in the place (Chomič 1977).

Ru bolvan ʻidol’ was widely used in the North to denote the different kinds of images of deities among the northern indigenous peoples. TN сядэй and хэхэ would correspond to ‘bolvan’. Of these, сядэй refers explicitly to the images, whereas хэхэ is a more general category referring to objects and phenomena related to the other world. Хэхэ is also used to denote family-related idols. Generally, the images of deities can be made of wood or stone. They can be remarkable stones in the middle of the tundra or bigger man-made anthropomorphic carvings. These are usually offered to when they are met in the tundra. Additionally, there are smaller images that are carried along either in TN хэхэʹ хан or inside clothes and left in sacred places. (Lehtisalo 1924: 147–148; Lehtisalo 1956: 431; Chomič 1966: 199–208; Lar 2004)

TN Хoй, тэр тямэйʺ, тэр мыʺ ʻHow, here’s the reindeer, take the reindeer!’ (RL, TaS, KL)

This could go back to the complex of TN сяʺмэй [Qvinnor].

TN хэхэʹ хан ʻsacred sledge’. A special sledge for the religious items of the family, especially different TN хэхэʹ ʻidols’, and other ritual necessities. During the movement of the camp, хэхэʹ хан comes behind the head of the camp. In the camp, хэхэʹ хан is placed behind the tent and its sacred place, TN си, drawing an imaginary line that the women should not cross. (Chomič 1966: 206; Golovnev, Kukanov & Perevalova 2018: 214–215)