From December 2024, national or Indian visitors will have to pay ₹ 250 (Indian rupees, 1 dollar is equivalent to 84.81 rupees) to see the main mausoleum of Taj Mahal.
According to information provided by Mint, all Hindu visitors have to pay an additional ₹ 200 rupees to enter the main mausoleum of Taj Mahal. Previously there was no additional cost to enter the main structure, they only had to pay ₹ 50 rupees to visit the Taj Mahal, one of the New 7 Wonders of the world dating from the 17th century.
While for foreign tourists, the ticket will cost ₹ 1300.
The main mausoleum of Taj Mahal is famous among visitors, as it contains artistic replicas of the original tombs of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal.
The sudden hike in price aims to reduce the crowd at the main mausoleum. The idea to introduce ticket for the main architecture was suggested by Archaeological Survey of India. The UNESCO world heritage site has a huge footfall throughout the year. The number of daily tourists reaches up to 70,000 on weekends and holidays.
The decision to raise the ticket price came into consideration after five people were injured in a stampede while trying to enter the monument complex during the closing time in December 2017. Earlier, ASI has capped the visiting hour of Taj Mahal to three hours.
Here’s all you need to know about the new ticket prices of Taj Mahal:
1) From now, domestic or Indian visitors will have to pay ₹ 250 to see the main mausoleum. For visitors coming from the outside of India (except citizens of SAARC and BIMSTEC countries), the ticket will cost ₹ 1300.
2) Visitors coming from SAARC countries, will be charged ₹ 740. Earlier the ticket price was fixed at 540 for them.
3) Vistors buying ticket of ₹ 50 will not be allowed to enter the main mausoleum. However, they are allowed to move around the Taj and see the rear side, the Yamuna river front at the back.
4) Entry tickets to the Taj Mahal is be valid only for three hours. If tourists exceed the time limit, they will have to pay for another ticket.
5) If you are booking e-tickets or paying online, there is an additional discount for you.
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal – one of the New 7 Wonders of the World since 2007 – attracts thousands of tourists every day, the number of daily tourists reaches up to 70,000 on weekends and holidays, which adds millions of visits every year.
The Taj Mahal is considered the most beautiful historical place in India, celebrating the eternal love story of the Mongol emperor Shah Jahan and Mumtaz (17th century), his beloved wife who gave him 14 children but died in the last birth and for which the emperor, disconsolate, began almost immediately, in 1632, the construction of the Taj (Mahal) as a posthumous offering.
That is why all the details of the building show its romantic nature and the whole boasts a splendid aesthetic.
20,000 artisans and more than 1,000 elephants participated in the construction of the place. It took 22 years to finish this architectural jewel of changing marble, since depending on the sunlight, the mausoleum changes hue, showing up to 10 different colors.
Such is its importance, that for these holidays, the New 7 Wonders Foundation chose the Taj Mahal as a symbol of love, to release a greeting for everyone.