The Central Hall of Victoria Memorial on Thursday afternoon, a couple of days after the bar on photography inside the galleries was lifted. Hundreds of people have been going click-click at all nine galleries every day since, museum officials said. The Central Hall, also known as Queen's Hall, is one of the main attractions.

A marble statue of Queen Victoria sculpted by Thomas Brock commands attention at the centre of the circular hall, 184 feet under the main dome. A piano used by the queen in her younger days is also on display in the hall. The upper segments are adorned with a series of 12 canvas paintings by Frank Salisbury, depicting important events in the life of the queen. Before May 15, the monument could only be photographed from outside. Picture by Pradip Sanyal 

Visitors take photographs of the (above) inner dome and galleries of the Victoria Memorial on Thursday.  

Those taking photographs inside the iconic monument will not be allowed to use flashes or tripods. The price of tickets has been increased from Rs 20 to Rs 30 for Indians. Foreigners have to pay Rs 500. Pictures by Pradip Sanyal.