Agra: A deadly thunderstorm damaged sections of Taj Mahal Complex, including the main gate and railing running below its five lofty domes. According to the official sources, images showed workers assessing the railing of the main mausoleum, after the storm on Friday night battered Agra.

“One sandstone railing which was a part of the original structure has been damaged,” Superintending Archaeologist of the Archaeological Survey of India. “One marble railing which was a later addition, a false ceiling in the tourist holding area and the base stone of the main gate has also been damaged.” According to the sources, there was no damage to the main structure of the monument to love — built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his beloved wife Mumtaz Begum, who died in 1631.

Local media reports said thunderstorms and lightning on Friday killed at least 13 people in two Uttar Pradesh districts.