Nagaland: 172-yr-old Lhisemia Khel in Kohima gets first traditional gate

Kohima: In a first, Lhisemia Khel, a 172-year-old khel from Kohima village, on Saturday inaugurated its first ‘Kharu’ or traditional gate at Merübotsa near the Nagaland Civil Secretariat in Kohima.

Lhisemia Khel is one of the four khels from Kohima village. In 1850, three Khels from the village namely Huruotsumia, Rhieo, and Tsiera merged to form Lhisemia khel, vowing to never part ways.

Chairman of Lhisemia Council Ayie Yhome said a committee was constituted to build the stone gate, which now indicates entry to the village from the Northern side.