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Word: chasper (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...kind of winter home for the very rich and the very royal. The Maharaja of Hyderabad would arrive with 500 trunks and a personal cook, who sprinkled gold dust on the rice before serving his master's curry. On arriving, the Aga Khan would give Head Porter Chasper $10,000 to be handed out when the Aga Khan needed pocket money; the hotel would provide the Aga Khan (an Ismaili Moslem) with a compass, so he could determine the proper direction to face while praying. Once King Albert I of the Belgians, a hotel guest, greeted Host Badrutt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRAVEL: The Golden Rain | 1/14/1957 | See Source »

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