Early morning is perhaps the best time to visit the Taj Mahal. This spectacular monument somehow looks all the more magnificent as the sun slowly rises in the distant horizon. Besides the aesthetic appeal, you will also experience the blissful charm of peacefully admiring this overwhelmingly beautiful snow-white marble palace. As the day progresses, the crowds get thicker and the tranquillity is lost. It’s said that sometimes visibility is not too clear in the mornings – the fact is, during some odd hazy morning, Taj Mahal, from a distance, looks like a fairy-tale castle floating in the clouds. In fact, usually, the visibility is crystal clear.
Walking around the immaculately maintained gardens around the Taj with just a few other visitors in the early morning hours also brings about a particularly delightful feeling. It’s called ‘I have the Taj all to myself’. It goes without saying that the morning hours also offer absolutely terrific photography opportunities because later in the day, thousands of people come here, including school groups. So, it gets increasingly difficult to click isolated photographs. For this precise reason, quite a few photography enthusiasts, wake up early to ensure that they are amongst the first ones to reach the entrance gates of the ‘Taj’.