The jar burial practice is a least understood mortuary tradition among the Nagas. During the Pre-colonial period, this method of secondary burial tradition was practiced by the Pochury and Yimkhiung communities in the Kiphire and Phek districts of Nagaland bordering Burma. The two communities are widely known for their pottery making art. Death was a social event among the Nagas that would last for months, and elaborate preparation was undertaken. This centuries old tradition was discontinued with the arrival of Christianity. This particular study provides new insights into the Naga jar burial tradition – the associated mortuary belief and ritual systems, mortuary variability, the nature of the dead, treatment of the dead and events that follow  death among the different Naga communities.