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Answer these questions in 30-40 words.
Find at least two instances in the text which tell you that Bismillah Khan loves India and Benaras.

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Bismillah Khan loves India and Banaras from the bottom of his heart. He says that he misses the holy Ganga and India when he goes abroad. While in Mumbai, he thinks of only Benaras and the holy river. And when he is in Benaras, he remembers the unique mattha of Dumraon.

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