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Laborers from the Archeological Survey of India clean the Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, Dec. 25, 2017. For centuries, monsoon rains were enough to keep t...

Laborers from the Archeological Survey of India clean the Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, Dec. 25, 2017. For centuries, monsoon rains were enough to keep t...

The Taj Mahal is reflected in the Yamuna River, in Agra, India, Dec. 14, 2017. For centuries, monsoon rains kept the dirt off the Taj Mahal, but now I...

Sunset at the Taj Mahal, where pollution has turned parts of its marble facade yellow and black, in Agra, India, Dec. 14, 2017. India's monument to et...

Sunset at the Taj Mahal, where pollution has turned parts of its marble facade yellow and black, in Agra, India, Dec. 14, 2017. India's monument to et...

Dawn at the Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, Dec. 14, 2017. India's monument to eternal love is undergoing its first deep cleaning since it was built in the...

A priest from a temple near the Taj Mahal offers morning prayers on the banks of the Yamuna River, in Agra, India, Dec. 14, 2017. For centuries, monso...

Laborers from the Archeological Survey of India, which is in charge of the Taj Mahal cleaning, in Agra, India, Dec. 25, 2017. For centuries, monsoon r...

Sunset at the Taj Mahal, where pollution has turned parts of its marble facade yellow and black, in Agra, India, Dec. 14, 2017. India's monument to et...

Tourists takes photos in front of the Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, Dec. 25, 2017. India's monument to eternal love is undergoing its first deep cleaning...

Laborers from the Archeological Survey of India clean the Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, Dec. 25, 2017. For centuries, monsoon rains were enough to keep t...

Laborers from the Archeological Survey of India clean the Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, Dec. 25, 2017. For centuries, monsoon rains were enough to keep t...

Taj Mahal souvenirs for sale in the market in Agra, India, Dec. 25, 2017. India's monument to eternal love is undergoing its first deep cleaning since...

Sunrise at the Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, Dec. 25, 2017. India's monument to eternal love is undergoing its first deep cleaning since it was built in...

Tourists at the Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, Dec. 25, 2017. India's monument to eternal love is undergoing its first deep cleaning since it was built in...

Tourists at the Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, Dec. 25, 2017. India's monument to eternal love is undergoing its first deep cleaning since it was built in...

Laborers from the Archeological Survey of India clean the Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, Dec. 25, 2017. For centuries, monsoon rains were enough to keep t...

A freshly cleaned section of the Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, Dec. 25, 2017. For centuries, monsoon rains were enough to keep the dirt off India's monum...

Tourists takes photos in front of the Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, Dec. 25, 2017. India's monument to eternal love is undergoing its first deep cleaning...

Laborers from the Archeological Survey of India, which is in charge of the Taj Mahal cleaning, in Agra, India, Dec. 25, 2017. For centuries, monsoon r...

Laborers from the Archeological Survey of India, which is in charge of the Taj Mahal cleaning, in Agra, India, Dec. 25, 2017. For centuries, monsoon r...