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We Indians are pros at waiting in queues. While some of us will quietly play Candy Crush while waiting patiently, others will find a jugaad to smartly ‘cut’ the line to get ahead. Here's a look at 13 places that have long, serpentine queues that play 'aap kataar mein hain, kripiya prateeksha karein' on loop.

1. Tirupati Balaji Temple

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With 50,000 to 100,000 pilgrims visiting daily, Tirupati Balaji is the world’s most visited temple. There are different queues for darshan, where the pilgrims wait for hours to get a glimpse of Lord Venkateswara. There are complexes built to organise the pilgrim rush, where they also charge Rs. 50 to get you through the shorter queue.

2. Passport Office

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Thank your stars that the passport renewal procedure in India happens after every 10 years! Because once it’s done it feels like an achievement. That’s because we endure an exhausting queue which takes up the entire day. Passport offices are a nightmare; however with the organised queue system today, the process is now a bit tolerable.

3. Shirdi Sai Baba Temple

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Shirdi Sai Baba Temple in Nashik has devotees crowding the temple from 4 AM. The temple sansthan has also organised an 'online darshan' where the devotees have to shell out Rs. 500 which will take them to a queue, which will take less than an hour for the darshan. However, the online darshan queue stretches longer than the normal one at times.

4. Ticket Reservation Windows

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Railway ticket windows test patience. Apart from overcrowded trains, passengers first have to go through an overcrowded ticket window, where the employee takes his own sweet time to issue a ticket. And if there is a lunch break, the ticket window pulls down the shutter and you will have to form a new queue.

5. Sulabh Shauchalaya

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You're a lucky person if you find a Sulabh Shauchalaya without a queue. It’s unfortunate for people with an overactive bladder to stand in the queue for 10-15 minutes to reach the filthy doors of a nauseating public toilet.

6. Lalbaughcha Raja Queue



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