Jhum cultivation, an age-old practice of the Tripuri tribe, illustrates deep-rooted ties with nature and determines livelihoods thereby. This tribe has been clearing small pockets of forests over time to grow vegetables, cereals, and pulses, and this provides a clearest image of the harmony with nature. While they originally believed in nature worship, many have converted into Vaishnavas; yet they still visit their deities through bamboo structures and stones, believing them to be embodiments of their attachment to land.

The Mamita festival, associated with the goddess Mailuma, is an example that illustrates this profound connection, marked by the participation of dancers carrying bamboo materials during the performance. Even though modernization is slowly steering many young Tripuris away from farming, they usually return back to their roots during their festivals to involve themselves with the arts, music, and rituals. They would then be considered to have made a mark for future generations alive with the spirit of reminiscing for themselves as well as continuing an abidance with their ancestors.