Taj Mahal, the monument of love, was illuminated in blue light as a gesture to create awareness about diabetes on the eve of the World Diabetes Day. The foundation of Taj Mahal last night turned blue as lights, wrapped in translucent coloured paper and placed at various places in the monument, were lit. The move, permitted by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), was in response to a call by a number of organisations, including the Union Health Ministry, to create awareness about diabetes. "Turning the Taj Mahal blue was just a token gesture and neither the security nor the beauty of the monument was compromised," Superintending Engineer, ASI, Agra Circle, Indudhar Dwivedi told PTI. He said the permission to give a blue look to the Taj was restricted to the lower portion of the monument (little above the marble platform) and the dome area. The Akshardham temple in New Delhi along with the Fatehpur Sikri and Agra Fort were fully lit up yesterday, a day before the World Diabetes Day.