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Photos: Monumental silence across India’s tourist landmarks
Tourism has come to a grinding halt in India due to the pandemic. Some of the worst affected states include Uttar Pradesh, which accounted for 15.4% of all domestic tourists and Maharashtra, which accounted for nearly a quarter of international tourist arrivals in 2018. A look at the iconic monuments in India during the lockdown.
Updated on: Apr 12, 2020 4:45 PM IST
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The Gateway of India wears a deserted look during day sixteen of the 21 day nationwide lockdown in Mumbai. Tourism in India has come to a grinding halt due to the pandemic. Some of the worst affected states include Uttar Pradesh, which accounted for 15.4% of all domestic tourists and Maharashtra, which accounted for nearly a quarter of international tourist arrivals in 2018. (Aalok Soni / HT Photo)
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A series of police barricades seen outside India Gate in New Delhi. “Of all sectors, tourism was hit first and will take the longest to recover. But we remain hopeful that once the curbs are lifted, domestic tourists will start moving; international tourism might take longer as air travel will continue to have restrictions,” said director general (tourism) Meenakshi Sharma, in an HT report -- published on April 12. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)
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An aerial view of the deserted Charminar during day five of the nationwide lockdown, in Hyderabad. (ANI)
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A man feeds birds on the banks of the Yamuna river in Agra, during day fifteen of the nationwide lockdown. The last time in independent India that the Taj was shut down for visitors was during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. (PTI)
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The Red Fort, foregrounded by dry leaves on the road, during the lockdown, in Delhi. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)
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The Nirbhaya Squad, an all women police patrol team, conducts a flag march in front of a deserted Hawa Mahal on day fifteen of the nationwide lockdown, in Jaipur. (ANI)
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Police barricades seen at Rumi Gate, prohibiting the entry of visitors on day ten of the 21-day nationwide lockdown, in Lucknow. (Dheeraj Dhawan / HT Photo)
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