In 1631, in the fourth year of his reign, Shah Jahan set out for Burhanpur with his armies ... the jewel of India, the far-famed Taj Mahal. Pearly pink at dawn and opalescent by moonlight, Mumtaz ...

You see the Taj Mahal flat on. In the evening ... military campaign to expand the empire into South India, she died in Burhanpur after giving birth to her 13th child. Grief-stricken, the emperor ...

Having grown up in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and lived in Agra, the Taj Mahal was a familiar sight to me. I had visited it innumerable times but I had never spared a thought for Burhanpur where Mumtaz ...

A 52-year-old Indian businessman has built a scaled-down replica of the iconic Taj Mahal as a home for his wife of 27 years. Anand Prakash Chouksey built his "monument of love" in Burhanpur city ...

The trouble with the Taj Mahal is that it has become so overlaid with accumulated meanings as to be almost impossible to see. A billion chocolate-box images and tourist guidebooks order us to ...

The claim: An Indian MP and some right-wing groups claim that the iconic Taj Mahal is a Hindu temple. Vinay Katiyar from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recently asked the government to ...

When it comes to truly great monuments, it doesn't get much more iconic than the ivory-white marble, and satisfying symmetry, of the Taj Mahal. Perched on the banks of the river Yamuna in Agra, India, ...

Recent heavy rainfall in Agra has led to visible cracks and damage on the Taj Mahal, including worn inscriptions and chipped stones. Despite these issues, the Archeological Survey of India asserts ...

The Taj Mahal, one of the world’s most iconic monuments, recently faced an unusual challenge as incessant rainfall in Agra over three days led to water leakage from its main dome. A video ...

The expectation vs reality of visiting the majestic Taj Mahal, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, remains quite contrasted. Authorities have received repeated complaints from tourists over ...

When one thinks of Agra , the majestic Taj Mahal inevitably comes to mind. However, this historic city is more than just its iconic monument. Agra is teeming with hidden gems waiting to be explored, ...

Plain and simple: This is the reason you come to Agra. The Taj Mahal is a majestic tomb built in the Mughal style, which combines Indian, Islamic and Persian architectural principles. Visitors ...