Around 8 million people visit the Taj annually, nearly one million of them are from abroad.
Taj Mahal finally has received its own verified Twitter handle, which, officials of the Uttar Pradesh government claimed, was a first for a historic monument.
Its first tweets read:
The official inauguration of the twitter handle took place this morning after several days of suspense -- the Agra circle of the Archaeological Survey of India had denied permission to hold the event at the Taj, citing security and environmental concerns. The launch finally took place in Lucknow.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who inaugurated the twitter handle at a programme in Lucknow, also became the first person to share his photograph.
The snapshot, taken on Valentine's Day this year (February 14), shows him at Taj Kheme, a UP tourism complex near Taj Mahal with wife Dimple and eight-year-old son Arjun.
Within a few hours of the launch, Taj had gathered more than 2000 followers.
The unique project is the brainchild of the Chief Minister and Twitter has handed over the handle to the state tourism department.
The bid is meant to boost footfall at the nearly 400-year-old mausoleum -- one of the most visited and cherished destinations of the world. Around 8 million people visit the Taj annually -- nearly one million of them are from abroad.