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Photo exhibition of India's Islamic monuments opens in Kuwait   Dubai: An exhibition containing 45 photographs of Islamic Monuments in India captured on camera by an Indian historian and photographer has opened in Kuwait. The exhibition displaying the work of Benoy K Behl was inaugurated on Wednesday and contains 45 still photos, including those of Mughal architecture in the country, which reflect...

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