Indian armed police chased the hordes of monkeys disturbing visitors at the famous Taj Mahal shrine.
Monkeys are looking for food at the entrance of the famous 17th-century tourist landmark in the northern Indian city of Agra, where guests' bags are searched and food is thrown away.
The chief of the security force in Taj Mahal, Brig. Bush, said the police had received homemade scavengers to keep the monkeys away.
"We found that the monkeys were scared as soon as we saw them," he told Reuters.
There are between 500 and 700 monkeys of the Macaque Resusi living around the Taj Mahal.
Experts say it has become more aggressive as the city expands at the expense of its natural habitats.
In November, a monkey snatched a 12-day-old Indian baby from his mother's arms outside Agra and killed him.
Bhushan said the Taj Mahal guards had been told not to attack the monkeys but just scare them away from the tourists.
The number of visitors to the Taj Mahal, built by Emperor Mugoli for his wife, is 25,000 visitors a day, and the number rises to 80 thousand during the height of the tourist season.
Macaque rhesusi monkeys also spread chaos in New Delhi, where they snatch food, cell phones, storm houses and terrify people in and around the Indian capital.