Taj Mahal damaged in thunderstorm
A deadly thunderstorm that rolled across parts of northern India damaged sections of the Taj Mahal complex, including the main gate and a railing running below its five lofty domes, officials said yesterday.
"One sandstone railing which was a part of the original structure has been damaged," Vasant Kumar Swarnkar, an Archaeologist of the Archaeological Survey of India, told AFP.
He added there was no more damages to the main structure of the monument of love -- built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died giving birth in 1631.
Local media reports said thunderstorms and lightning on Friday killed at least 13 people in two Uttar Pradesh districts.
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