There are no referee slaps or whistles. The two wrestlers squat in the center, lock hands behind each other's necks (the "Chilas Collar Tie"), and dig their chins into each other's shoulders. The match begins when the elder (the Mir-i-Kushti ) drops a red cloth.
: The "heels" or villains who use dirty tactics, taunt the crowd, and sometimes even spray soda on spectators. The Experience chilas wrestling 4
Why is this important? The pit has no ropes. There are no cage walls. If a wrestler is thrown, he lands on packed earth. If he rolls out of the circle, he loses. The environment forces a pure, clinch-based grappling war. There are no referee slaps or whistles