The Te-l Khukhu festival constitutes a central traditional institution in Viswema village, situated in the Southern Angami Naga region under the Kohima district of Nagaland. Beyond its cultural dimension, the Te-l Khukhu festival functions as an institutionalized social practice rooted in customary law and inherited traditions. It plays a significant role in maintaining traditional institutional structure and fostering social integration by reinforcing shared norms, collective values, and communal solidarity. The study examines how the Te-l Khukhu festival acts as a bridge between inherited traditions and changing social relationships within the village, while also regulating social interactions and contributing to social order and local development. Data were collected from two main sources, namely primary and secondary, to provide a comprehensive basis for analyzing the Te-l Khukhu festival as a traditional social structure and a mechanism of social integration within its socio-cultural context.
Puro et al. (Sun,) studied this question.