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Dreaming of having that once-in-a-lifetime experience on your next holiday? Well, it seems you’re not alone. Capitalising on the West’s growing fascination with Indian culture and love and weddings in particular – think Netflix’s popularallows curious tourists to pay to attend a couple’s marriage festivities – in India.
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