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Tourists visit the Taj Mahal after it reopened to visitors following authorities easing Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions in Agra. AFP
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A group of tourists take souvenir photos at the Taj Mahal after it reopened to visitors. AFP
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Soldiers patrol the ground at the Taj Mahal after it reopened to visitors following authorities easing Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions in Agra. AFP
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A security guard takes a break as the sun rises behind the Taj Mahal after it reopened to visitors. AFP
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Tourists visit the Taj Mahal. AFP
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Melissa Dalla Rosa from Brazil takes souvenir photos at the Taj Mahal. AFP
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People rest under the shade of a tree near the Taj Mahal after it reopened to visitors. AFP
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A worker sweeps in front of an entrance of the Taj Mahal ahead of the reopening. AFP
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Tourists visit the Taj Mahal after it reopened to visitors following authorities easing Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions in Agra. AFP
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Tourists visit the Taj Mahal after it reopened to visitors following authorities easing Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions in Agra. AFP
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A group of tourists take souvenir photos at the Taj Mahal after it reopened to visitors. AFP
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Soldiers patrol the ground at the Taj Mahal after it reopened to visitors following authorities easing Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions in Agra. AFP
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A security guard takes a break as the sun rises behind the Taj Mahal after it reopened to visitors. AFP
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Tourists visit the Taj Mahal. AFP
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Melissa Dalla Rosa from Brazil takes souvenir photos at the Taj Mahal. AFP
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People rest under the shade of a tree near the Taj Mahal after it reopened to visitors. AFP
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A worker sweeps in front of an entrance of the Taj Mahal ahead of the reopening. AFP
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Tourists visit the Taj Mahal after it reopened to visitors following authorities easing Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions in Agra. AFP
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Tourists visit the Taj Mahal after it reopened to visitors following authorities easing Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions in Agra. AFP
Tourists flock to India’s Taj Mahal after Covid-19 closure
Monument has been closed for more than 200 days in the past year
Taniya Dutta
16 June, 2021
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