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The 'Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' of India is a Real Place

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel probably won't win this weekend's box office, but there's no doubt it's the most travel-inspiring movie of the week, maybe the entire year.

The movie's plot revolves around a group of British retirees who decide to spend their retirement in less expensive India, where it was also filmed.

Most of the Marigold is set in Jaipur, Rajasthan for its "rich color palette" and constant chaos on the roads, a perfect background for a story about culture shock. But The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in the film is actually Ravla Khempur, located in Khempur, about an hour outside of Udaipur.

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