ASI allows photography within premises centrally protected sites

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New Delhi : The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), an organisation under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, in an order issued on July 12, 2018, decided to allow photography within the premises of all centrally protected monuments/sites except for three. The 3 monuments/sites where the photography would not be permitted are Ajanta Caves and Leh Palace having paintings, and Mausoleum of Taj Mahal, Agra.

The ASI order above comes in the wake of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi observing in his speech at the inaugural event of ‘Dharohar Bhawan’ in New Delhi on July 12 that space technology in the modern era has developed to such an extent that one can photograph even minute objects from far off distances, and in this background, it is indeed ironical to restrict the tourists/visitors from taking photographs  of  their experiences at  heritage monuments and sites, according to a PIB release.