// Definition
Traditional rules for smoking a chillum with Indian Babas (holy men): remove shoes before entering the smoking circle, do not drink tea before the Baba, and never place lips directly on the chillum — instead cup hands around the end and use a safi (cloth filter) to draw smoke without mouth contact.
// From the Episode
Bubbleman recounted personal stories from Haridwar on the Ganges during the Kumbh Mela. A soldier who violated all three rules (shoes, tea etiquette, lips on chillum) was screamed at and expelled by the Baba. The no-lip-contact rule is especially important hygienically — smoking chillums with lepers and others is common in India, but the safi technique prevents direct contamination.
// Source
Ep. 140 Hash Church CXXXVII 137 →