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- Subject: The Truth behind the Taj Mahal
- Message-ID: <1993Jan3.170850.8490@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca>
- Summary: Taj Mahal is a Hindu Temple
- Keywords: Taj Mahal, Hindu, temple
- Organization: University of New Brunswick
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 17:08:50 GMT
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- The Tajmahal at Agra attracts many visitors all the year
- around from all over the world because of its elegance and
- grandeur. All history books, encyclopaedias and newspaper
- articles have been blundering and blindly assuming that the
- Tajmahal was built as a Muslim mausoleum by the Mogul
- emperor Shahjahan over the body of one of his wives Mumtaz
- Mahal sometime between 1631 and 1653 A.D. The falsity of the
- Shahjahan legend reigned unchallenged for 350 years, until
- Mr P. N. Oak exploded the myth about 25 years ago.
-
- The outstanding white marble building complex, considered
- the most exquisite architechtural edifice in the world, is
- without doubt, a former Hindu Rajput Palace Temple. What is
- so striking about the whole Taj complex is that it is of
- such a stupendous scale that it positively lacks any sense
- as a burial place. The name Taj Mahal or Tejo Mahalay -
- meaning a crown residence - is not remotely muslim. The
- deception revealed by P.N. Oak is truely astonishing. The
- structure contains over 350 rooms and guest suites, most of
- which have been walled up. Fourteen basement rooms, adjuncts
- of a palace, filled in with bricks and sand, while many bal-
- conies, corridors have been closed off. For the convenience
- of the dead, there are pleasure pavilions, stables, guards
- quarters, a sacred cow pen and a four storeyed well. A sub-
- terranean escape tunnel to the fort ensures a quick exit for
- the corpses in the event of invaders. The octagonal style is
- representative of many Hindu constructions, having special
- religious significance by acknowledging the gods who rule
- the eight compass directions. Similarly, the four round
- marble towers are not minarets but meaningful as four Shiva
- symbols. These four served as watch towers and when lit up
- at night, created an elegant spectacle. Two centotaphs in
- the central chamber under the dome have replaced the looting
- of the gem-studded peacock throne, gold canopy and solid
- gold railing, while the silver doors and other adornments
- were also added to the Mogul's plunder. Further vulgar
- defacing was indulged by religious graffiti in tasteless
- abandon throughout the complex.
-
- The death and burial of Arjumand Begum (alias Mumtaz Mahal)
- took place at Burhanpur, and six months later the corpse was
- exhumed and brought to Agra for reburial. If, as claimed,
- the Taj took ten to twenty years to construct, why uproot
- the body so soon and where was this kept for this long
- period ? The answer ofcourse, is in the already existing
- Tajmahal alias Tejomahalay. Also, it is rather curious that
- nothing is mentioned in chronicles like Badshahnama which
- give a clue to the designers, supervisors or material
- purchases of such a unique and expensive project. Carbon
- dating of architrave timber by a sceptical American Profes-
- sor, along with some other scarce recorded clues, show con-
- clusively that the Tajmahal originated as a Shiva Temple
- Palace and having been constructed about 1155 A.D.
-
- If research exposing the Tajmahal being a Hindu Temple is
- known, then why do professional historians, architects,
- writers and newspapers reiterate the Muslim origin of the
- historic construction ? The Dept. of Archaeology, Government
- of India, instead of probing into the matter by employing
- its own Professors and Archaeologists, plays to the tune of
- its political bosses and is in no mood to re-examine the
- authenticity of the Tajmahal.
-
- Following is the summery of Mr P. N. Oak's astonishing disc-
- overy. For detailed studies, please refer to:
-
-
- "Tajmahal - The Story of the Temple Vandalized"
-
- by P. N. Oak
-
- Publisher: A. Ghosh (Publisher)
- 5720, W. Little York #216
- Houston, Texas 77091
-
- Price : US $ 13.50 (approximately).
-
-