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The allure of gold dominates a Chennai street in September, just before India's wedding season, when jewelry sales soar. India is the top gold consumer, its citizens buying as much for investment as adornment. Read "The Real Price of Gold" in the January 2009 National Geographic and get the Classroom Companion for related resources.

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