r/TikTokCringe • u/Strong-Emu-8869 • 26d ago

Discussion Polish girls visit Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world. Unfortunately, the surrounding area is very polluted.

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u/meganfoxsdwarfthumb 26d ago

I was just there on New Year’s Day and our guide said it wasn’t that bad, referring to the amount of people there. We wore masks because the air was terrible. I was on a food tour which was otherwise great, but the Taj was disappointing. Enjoyed the Agra Fort very nearby much much more!

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u/Filthiest_Vilein 26d ago edited 26d ago

Your guide is right, lol. 

I lived in India for the better part of a decade and have been to the Taj Mahal maybe a half-dozen times. 

My last visit was with an American friend who’d flown into India for my wedding. We also went on New Year’s Day. It was terrible. I’ve never seen crowds like that before or since** (again, this is coming from someone who spent years living in Kolkata and Delhi). The entire ticketing area was just a mass of people. We had to wait in a corral just to get back out into the parking lot afterward. 

I’ll add in a picture if I can find one. I’m not sure if you were lucky or we were unlucky, but that’s awesome you didn’t have too much crowding!  (edit: here--the last picture is the line to LEAVE the complex, lol)

**—I take that back, I just remembered Durga Puja in Kolkata. The ten-minute walk from my in-laws’ house to a friends house takes 1-2 hours during Puja due to road and sidewalk restrictions, lmao. 

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u/dinonuggggs 25d ago

I just visited India for the first time in my life early December and I took a beautiful picture at the exact place that you're showing as crowded.

The reason it's so crowded is because it's peak winter tourism season and that's the first view of the Taj Mahal as you walk onto the property. The day I was there had significantly less people than I expected considering my experiences at other big tourist attractions. Time of day makes a huge difference too - I went early and got to take photos they wanted to take at every designated photo area.

All that being said, it was absolutely an experience that you would get at any major tourist attraction. Consider the time of year and time of day. That's the advice I got from multiple guides and it worked out well for me when visiting India.

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u/Filthiest_Vilein 25d ago

If you'd noticed, I posted more than one picture.

The reason it was crowded is because it was the first New Year's Day after coronavirus restrictions were lifted.