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Closed since March, the iconic Taj Mahal has reopened for visitors. After six months the longest period for which it has ever been shut there are new rules in place for those who wish to see the tourist attraction.
The changes rules say now only 5,000 visitors will be allowed daily and enforce Covid-19 safety measures and also online ticket is being entertained. The Taj Mahal is one of the world’s leading tourist attractions. The 17th-Century marble mausoleum was built by Shah Jahan in memory of Mumtaz Mahal. It was last shut briefly in 1978. Earlier the monument closed for a few days in 1971, during a war between India and Pakistan.
The entire campus was sanitised before the doors opened at 8am and all officials were seen wearing masks and face shields. Authorities said there would be temperature checks at the entrance, and visitors would be asked to use digital payment methods to buy tickets. They have also been told to follow social distancing on the property.
While visitors can take selfies or solo photographs, group photos are not allowed. India has reported more than five million cases so far, and Uttar Pradesh, where the Taj is located, had reported the first case of the state on March2.
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The Taj is surrounded by gardens where visitors spend a lot of time walking around and posing for photographs. But the mausoleum itself is a closed space, with almost no ventilation, making it vulnerable to Covid-19 transmission.
The monument had few visitors waiting at its doors as it opened Monday morning – an unusual sight in its long history.
