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Let’s saunter into the Gold Souk in Dubai’s Deira business district

The Najmat Taiba, the biggest ring in the world. [PHOTOS: SHAMLAL PURI/STANDARD]

By SHAMLAL PURI

As I saunter into the Gold Souk in Dubai’s Deira business district, I am dazzled by a long line of shop windows with massive collections of gold bangles, necklaces and rings. I have emerged into the golden haze of one of the world’s largest jewellery outlets. The sheer size of the souk is enough to make anyone dizzy.

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