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A fountain surrounded by pathways leads the to the Taj Mahal, background, in Agra, India, Wednesday June 25, 2003. The Taj Mahal stands on the banks of the river Jamuna, where red sandstone piles have been placed for construction of a planned US$4 million restaurant and shopping complex. The government has halted the construction, but experts believe that what has already been done has hemmed in the river, and it could rise and flood the gardens of the Taj Mahal. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)