It is located in southern Mumbai overlooking the harbour and the famous Gateway of India monument.

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The Taj is right opposite the Gateway of India and the entire area has been cordoned off.

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Police said they came by boats to the waterfront near the Gateway of India monument and the two hotels.

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Thousands of miles away, the Gateway's kitchen at the tourist town of Khajuraho in central India has been home for a month now to 62-year-old Santosh Pataria.

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It is the gateway to a state of amber forts and lake palaces that attracts about 10% of India's foreign tourists.

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Their sense of humor is a prized commodity, a gateway to riches and fame, instead of social ridicule as it would have been in the India of yore.

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