A Russian tourist has deleted her social media video after hundreds of men flooded her accounts with marriage proposals and romantic messages during a trip to the Taj Mahal.
The sudden wave of attention began shortly after the traveller published a photograph of herself in front of the famous white marble monument in the northern Indian city of Agra, according to the Russian Telegram news channel Baza.
Local men spotted the location tag on her post and quickly tracked down her personal profiles. They sent hundreds of messages expressing love, offering marriage, and asking for her private phone number.
The messages were not limited to social media. Baza reported that several men also sent similar requests directly to the woman's personal email inbox, prompting her to remove the clip from the platform to halt the incoming flood of notes.
Flood of messages in Agra
The incident took place at India's most famous landmark, which stands on the south bank of the Yamuna River in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Built in the seventeenth century by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, the complex attracts millions of domestic and foreign visitors every year.
Many international visitors document their travels using digital location tags, which broadcast their whereabouts to public audiences on platforms such as Instagram. However, the practice can also expose travellers to unsolicited contact from strangers in nearby areas.
Blogger comments on local attitudes
The episode follows observations shared by another Russian traveller earlier in the year. In June, Russian travel blogger Marina Ershova visited India and recounted her own experiences with local social expectations.
Ershova said local men held negative views of Russian women, often regarding them as frivolous. She noted that local men expect women to be modest and quiet, adding that travelling alone without a male companion is widely seen as unacceptable.
Baza did not disclose the identity of the tourist who received the messages at the monument, and the traveller has not commented publicly since taking down the publication.
