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A card with a message in rememberance for those who lost their lives in the attack stands inside The Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on December 22, 2008. Two luxury hotels that were stormed by Islamist militants have re-opened in Mumbai, less than a month after devastating attacks that rocked India's financial and entertainment capital. Guests were to check in at the Trident hotel, with about 100 of the 550 rooms booked and all four restaurants serving diners for the first full day of business in just over three weeks. A private, multi-faith ceremony "to pray for solace and a safer future in the days ahead" is to be held during the day, Trident Hotels president Rattan Keswani said. At the nearby Taj Mahal hotel, more than 1,000 key clients and guests have been invited for a private reception before an evening reopening of 268 rooms and seven eateries in the modern Tower wing. AFP PHOTO/Sajjad HUSSAIN