This began when the Indian Muslim saint Baba Budan, returning from a pilgrimage to Mecca, hid seven coffee beans in his beard to smuggle them from Yemen to Mysore. Many years later, the Indian Coffee House chain later brought the drink to Mumbai, Pondicherry, Nagpur and other Indian cities. Which topic is this?

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Coffee production in India. Coffee production in India began with a 17th-century legend: the Muslim saint Baba Budan smuggled seven coffee beans back from a pilgrimage to Mecca, hidden in his beard, planting them in Mysore. The Indian Coffee House chain later brought the drink to Mumbai, Pondicherry, Nagpur and other cities.