Where is the largest telescope in India? What is the diameter of the objective in it?

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(N/A) The largest optical telescope in India is the Devasthal Optical Telescope $(DOT)$.
It is located at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences $(ARIES)$ in Devasthal,near Nainital,Uttarakhand.
The diameter of its primary mirror (objective) is $3.6 \ m$.

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