AGRA: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Tuesday banned guests and guides from carrying water bottles into the Taj Mahal’s principal mausoleum after repeated incidents of ‘jalabhishek’ (non secular water ritual) by members of varied right-wing teams. Carrying water bottles has been prohibited from the Taj’s Chameli Farsh to the primary dome space.
Two members of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha had been arrested on Saturday for providing Ganga water on the mausoleum, claiming the monument was a Shiva temple earlier than being transformed to a mausoleum by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.Moreover, on the third Monday of Sawan, Meera Rathore, the district president of the Mahasabha’s girls’s wing, carried out ‘jalabhishek’ and hoisted a saffron flag on the Unesco World Heritage Web site. The transfer to ban water contained in the Taj has are available for criticism from some quarters.
Deepak Dan, president of the Vacationer Guides Welfare Affiliation, mentioned: “Vacationers can not stay within the Taj Mahal with out water throughout scorching and humid climate. As a substitute of being vigilant, authorities are imposing restrictions on water bottles. The affiliation opposes this transfer.” He added, “A number of circumstances of vacationers passing out as a consequence of opposed climate situations have surfaced within the final three months. With out water, guests, particularly youngsters and the aged, will endure. The choice can even current a foul picture amongst international vacationers.”
ASI superintending archaeologist Rajkumar Patel assured that guests wouldn’t face inconvenience. He mentioned, “Workers stationed on the principal mausoleum have been supplied with small water bottles.”
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