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<image:caption><![CDATA[ For 1, 2 and 3-Star hotels, the process is handled at the state level]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Comfort, calm and uninterrupted downtime in a hotel room]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Hotel Polo Towers Shillong]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Gateway Of India (right) and the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel (centre) in Mumbai]]></image:caption>
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