Tso Tawo Heritage Stone

Tso Tawo Heritage Stone is a historic stone monument located in Khezhakeno village in Phek District, Nagaland, near the Nagaland-Manipur border. Revered as part of the ancestral heritage of the Naga people, the stone is linked to oral traditions of early settlement and dispersal. Set within the rural landscape of Khezhakeno, it is a modest outdoor site visited for its cultural and historical associations and its connection to Naga origin narratives.

Visitors can expect a small outdoor heritage site within Khezhakeno village featuring a historic stone slab set in a rural, hilly landscape. The setting is simple and village-based with agricultural fields and traditional houses nearby. There are no large structures or museums; the experience is focused on viewing the stone, learning its associated oral history from local guides or villagers, photography, and exploring the surrounding village on foot.

Khezhakeno is traditionally believed to be one of the earliest settlements of the Naga people, from where various Naga tribes are said to have dispersed to different regions. The Tso Tawo Heritage Stone is preserved as a tangible marker linked to this early settlement period and oral histories of migration and community formation, representing the village's role in Naga origin narratives.

The stone holds cultural importance for Naga communities as a symbol of shared ancestry and identity. It is respected as a heritage marker within Khezhakeno village and is visited to understand Naga folklore, customary traditions, and the cultural memory associated with the village's status as an ancestral home.