Indeed, the 17th-century Taj Mahal, which has become synonymous with India itself, represented the zenith of the Mughal architectural style and has easily surpassed Humayun’s Tomb in popularity. Some have even described the tomb as a “little Taj Mahal.” Nonetheless, tourist officials hope the tomb again attracts huge numbers of visitors from both within India and foreign nations.
And given the immense negative consequences of the widely publicized and fatal Delhi gang rape from last year — in tandem with a new government austerity program — India needs more tourist dollars, especially from foreign females who have been frightened off by repeated media reports on rapes, including sexual assaults on Western tourists. In the first three months of this year, the number of female tourists to India plunged by 35 percent, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India.
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