Tourists visit the Taj Mahal in Agra on Sept 21. The Taj Mahal reopened to visitors in a symbolic business-as-usual gesture even as India looks set to overtake the US as the global leader in coronavirus infections. — AFP
Tourists visit the Taj Mahal in Agra on Sept 21. The Taj Mahal reopened to visitors in a symbolic business-as-usual gesture even as India looks set to overtake the US as the global leader in coronavirus infections. — AFP

Tourists have their pictures taken at the Taj Mahal in Agra on Sept 21. — AFP
Tourists have their pictures taken at the Taj Mahal in Agra on Sept 21. — AFP

A man sanitises railings in the premises of Taj Mahal after authorities reopened the monument to visitors, amidst the coronavirus. — Reuters
A man sanitises railings in the premises of Taj Mahal after authorities reopened the monument to visitors, amidst the coronavirus. — Reuters

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