Attracting the maximum number
of tourists is the city of the Taj Mahal, Agra,
only two hours away by train, four hours by
road and 30 minutes by air from Delhi, 204 km
away. The over 300-year-old white marble Taj
is the main draw and most major hotel chains
have properties to cater to the needs of the
multitudes of visitors. The hotels, with excellent
worldclass facilities, also arrange transport
to various monuments and historical sites dating
bake to Mughal period. Fatehpur Sikri, 38 km
away, is the deserted one-time capital of Emperor
Akbar. The tomb of Sheikh Salim Shishti here
is visited by hundreds of pilgrims today. At
Agra is another religious abode, the smadhi
(mausoleum) of the leader of the Radhaswami
faith.
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