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According to the hindu mythology chillum has a symbolic meaning the tube symbolises godess parvati's yoni(vagina) and the stone or gitti is the symbol of shivaji's lingam and the smoke produced is considered the prasad. Also it is said that thousands of sadhus sit in a row and shoot chilam on the occasion of "Mahashivaratri" the wedding night of bhole baba.
==See also==
==See also==
Revision as of 17:44, 9 March 2010
For other uses, see chillum.
Chillum from Manu ChillumShop Capora Goa India.
A chillum, or chilam, is a pipe used by sadhus (wandering Hindu monks), Rastafarians and by many recreational drug users to smoke cannabis, opium, tobacco, etc. The chillum is a conical pipe which has been used since at least the 18th century as pipes by Sadhus in India to smoke cannabis. They have also recently been used by Rastafarians in reasoning sessions and grounations.
Rastafari Ceremony
In the Rastafari ceremony, the ritual chillum used is made of a cow's horn or conical wood piece, fitted with a long drawtube giving smoke and vapors time to cool down before reaching a user's windpipe.
The chillum is sometimes referred to as a chalice based on a quote from the Biblical book of Deuteronomy. Thanks and praises are offered to Jah (God) before the chillum is smoked.
According to the hindu mythology chillum has a symbolic meaning the tube symbolises godess parvati's yoni(vagina) and the stone or gitti is the symbol of shivaji's lingam and the smoke produced is considered the prasad. Also it is said that thousands of sadhus sit in a row and shoot chilam on the occasion of "Mahashivaratri" the wedding night of bhole baba.
