Taj Mahal to reopen from tomorrow, 5,000 tourists allowed per day | Check guidelines

Group photography at the premises is barred. Only licensed tour guides allowed inside from tomorrow.

After remaining closed for six months, Agra’s Taj Mahal will reopen its doors to visitors on September 21. Only 5,000 tourists will be allowed to visit the Taj Mahal per day.

Taj Mahal to allow 5,000 tourists per day starting from tomorrow. The monument will remain closed on Fridays and Sundays. (PTI)

All you need to know

* This was the first time that the Taj Mahal was closed for such a long period of time. It was closed on March 17 — before the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19 was announced.

* Agra Fort will also reopen from Monday. Only 2,500 visitors will be allowed daily.

* All other historical monuments in Agra have already reopened from September 1.

* The local administrations didn’t allow tourists at the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort because of their vicinity to containment zones.

* Only cashless transactions will be allowed.

* Only licensed guides to be allowed inside the premises.

* The Taj Mahal will remain closed on Fridays and Sundays. Agra fort will remain shut only on Sundays.

* The centre allowed all ASI-protected monuments to reopen from July 6. But the final decision was left with the local administrations.

* In July, the Agra district administration decided against reopening the Taj Mahal as a few fresh Covid-19 cases got reported at that time.