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Why Shimla’s Scandal Point has its unusual name

Shimla’s busy Scandal Point is tied to a local legend about a dramatic elopement involving the Maharaja of Patiala and a British official’s daughter. The tale is often repeated, though accounts differ on what actually happened.
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