Over time, the nukatem stopped being active and shrank, turning into natural objects such as mirages, rainbows, earth and other things.
The creation myth of the Cahuilla is fairly expansive, such that almost all of their mythological figures and norms are included in the tale.
In the creation, Mukat and Temayuwat were born from the union of twin balls of lightning, which were the manifestations of Amnaa (Power) and Tukmiut (Night).
The Cahuilla response to death was a six night affair intended to mark the passing of a member of the community and put an end to grief.
Commonly, these rites took place in a large structure called the kis-amnawut (roughly translated as house power-great)).