What is the religious significance of chai? Americans don't drink chai, unless they are hipsters pivoting East as part of their anti-culture rebellion.
Ostensibly it's because Baba drank chai. That's what they serve in Indian homes. He also wore leather sandals, yet they are prohibited on the Center.
Facts about Chai.
The unassuming comfort drink of almost every Indian is in no way true desi. Famous the world over as chai (Starbucks has a Chai Latte on their menu), tea has it's origins in China. While the Chinese used it as a medicinal drink, the Britains soon discovered it and loved it's versatile nature. Now, the British being British wanted to cut China's monopoly in the tea market. So, they brought the humble 'chai' to India by teaching cultivation techniques to the tribals in North-East India plus offering incentives to Britons who wanted to cultivate in India. And it has been a part of India ever since!
Americans drink coffee and iced tea. But we have to pretend to have meaningless rituals, don't we? Do we? Why?
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