Before dawn in the last hour of the night (which was also the first hour of the day) temple assistants hurried to prepare the offerings for the ritual that was about to take place. All offerings were placed with great care from the fruits, vegetables, meats, and birds to the cakes, breads, jugs of beer, wine, and milk. Next incense, natron, and libations of the waters of Nun were gather to purify everything that was about to come in contact with the Netjer.

Once the purification process was completed, a procession entered the temple bearing offerings. Then the offerings were laid out in front of the naos, purified, and ready to be eaten. It was now the king's or the highest priest's job to continue from there.

With candle lit, he entered the sanctuary assuring the Netjer that he came in a state of purity and was not being pursued by enemies. He then broke the seal of the granite shrine where the Netjer stood and pulled back the bolt. As the doors swung open a chorus sang, "Awake....in peace! May your awakening be peaceful!" Then the Netjer's face was unveiled the moment the sun peeked over the horizon, so that the Netjer would awaken in harmony with the rhythms of the universe.

"Revelation of the Face. Adoration of the Face: rise into the sky, as you reemerge at the time of the flood! May your rays illuminate the earth! Long lives the gods who exude Her beauty: (they are) like rays of (your) son in the East," is spoken to Aset as She is awoken. Some such thing was said to every god. Now the essence of the God could appear in material form.

Further acts of contemplation and adoration followed (apparently what exactly is unknown). Then it was time for the meal to be served. A platter with things gathered from offerings heaped in the altar room was brought in for the Netjer. This platter was then left there till the next morning when it was replaced with another platter.

Now began the final act of grooming the statue. First the old clothes were removed and the statue was purified with water and incense as the priest walked around the statue. Then the statue was dressed again. Four different kinds of clothe were used- white, blue, green, and red. First white went on to safeguard the Netjer's body against enemies. Next the blue went on to hide the Netjer's face. After that the green was placed to ensure bodily health. Finally the red was added to protect. The final act in the grooming process was a dab of ointment touched to the Netjer's forehead. Then doors were then resealed and footsteps to the naos were removed with a broom.

Two other times during the day libations were poured and incense burned outside the naos. The seal to the shrine, however, was only broken in the morning.