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What was Lakshadweep called before it received its present name in 1973?
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Lakshadweep
Beach on Bangaram Island, Lakshadweep.
Before it was renamed Lakshadweep in 1973, the union territory was known as the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands.12