IN PICS | Tourists Visit Taj Mahal, Red Fort As Centre Reopens ASI Monuments With Covid Restrictions

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All centrally protected monuments, museums, and sites which were closed around for about two months due to second wave of Covid-19, finally reopened on Wednesday June 16. Here are visuals of tourists flocking to historical monuments. (Image: PTI)

Agra: A man takes a selfie with his family at Taj Mahal that reopened after authorities eased some restrictions in the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown, in Agra. (Image: PTI)

Agra: A foreign tourist poses for a photo in front of the Taj Mahal. As per the issued guidelines, no more than 650 people will be allowed inside Taj Mahal at a given time. Teams will be deputed to monitor the crowd. (Image: PTI)

New Delhi: People visit Red Fort as ASI-protected monuments and museums reopened in the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown. (Image: PTI)

Jaipur: Tourists take selfie at Hawa Mahal. (Image: PTI)

Jaipur: Tourists take a ride on elephants as they arrive to visit historical Amer Fort. Tourists are not be allowed to touch any object inside. (Image: PTI)

There are other strict guidelines which say that visitors will have to maintain social distancing. sanitization of the monuments premises will be done thrice in a day. The body temperature will be checked through a thermal thermometer. Besides, the shoes of the tourists would be properly sanitized. (Image: PTI)

The government had ordered closure of all centrally protected monuments and museums, including Taj Mahal, Red Fort and Ajanta Caves back in April 15, as a precaution towards the fast spreading second wave of Covid-19. (Image: PTI)