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    Taj Mahal to reopen for night viewing from Saturday
    Night viewing of the monument had closed on March 17, 2020, during the first lockdown due to COVID-19

    Taj Mahal to reopen for night viewing from Saturday

    By Sneha Das
    (PTI desk)
    Aug 20, 2021
    11:52 am

    What's the story

    After remaining closed for over a year for night viewing, the Taj Mahal in Agra will open from August 21 for visitors who want to explore the marble monument under the moonlight, the officials said on Friday.

    Night viewing of the monument had closed on March 17, 2020, during the first lockdown due to COVID-19.

    Visitors

    There are three time slots for visitors

    ASI Superintending Archaeologist (Agra Circle) Vasant Kumar Swarnkar told PTI that night viewing will be allowed on August 21, 23, and 24 as the monument is closed every week on Friday and the lockdown is in effect on Sunday.

    He said there are three time slots for visitors. From 8:30-9 pm, 9-9:30 pm, and from 9:30-10 pm.

    Tourists

    In every time slot, 50 tourists would be allowed: Kumar

    "In every slot, 50 tourists would be allowed as per guidelines of the Supreme Court," he added.

    "The tickets can be booked a day in advance from ASI office's counter on 22 Mall Road in Agra," Kumar said.

    Rajeev Saxena, Vice-President of the Tourism Guild of Agra, said that it was a good step but it would not attract weekend travelers.

    Tourism

    Ray of hope for revival of Agra tourism: Tour guide

    "It wouldn't attract weekend travelers until the restriction of lockdown on Sunday and curfew after 10 pm was not lifted," Saxena said.

    "Tourists want to enjoy Agra's nightlife, they don't want to be packed in hotels after 10 pm," he said.

    .A government-approved tour guide, Monika Sharma, appreciated the move and said it was a ray of hope for revival of Agra's tourism sector.

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