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

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)