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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Pol Area, Old Ahmedabad, Gujarat. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The pol refers to a traditional residential cluster, typically entered through a gate known as a khadki]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Ahmedabad's 6,000 pols are self-contained neighbourhoods consisting of clusters of houses laid along narrow streets]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The exterior of a pol in Ahmedabad]]></image:caption>
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