Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: Kriangkrai Thitimakorn/Getty Images Situated on the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra, India, the Taj Mahal is a white ...

The Taj Mahal was commissioned by Shah Jahan in the memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, after her death in 1631 in Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh (MP) — which he had initially considered as a site for the ...

“The one thing that will stay with you for life is that first glimpse of the Taj – there’s nothing quite like it,” said my guide, Manohar Singh, as we walked towards the eastern gate of the mausoleum.

They arrived at a private hotel on Saturday at around 1 pm via the Yamuna Expressway from Delhi and were welcomed with a ...