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The notice says the booking office at Taj Mahal and Shilpgram will also remain closed during Shah Jahan’s Urs. AGRA: The 364th three-day annual Urs of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, to commemorate his death anniversary, will begin here at Taj on April 2. Its length increased to 870 meters in 2016.Meanwhile, superintending archeologist (Agra circle) of Archeological Survey of India (ASI), Vasant Swarankar issued a notice on the free entry to the Taj Mahal during Urs. In 2015, the chadar was 810 metere long. Entry into the Taj Mahal will be free from 2 pm onwards on the first two days of Urs and on the last day, it will be free the whole day.According to a member of the organising committee, a 1,221 metre long ceremonial “chadar” will be offered at the mausoleum at 3 pm on April 4..