BBC says about Taj Mahal---Hidden
Truth - Never say it is a Tomb
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The
Old Hindu Temple
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NOW READ THIS.......
No one has ever challenged it except Prof. P. N. Oak, who believes the
whole world has been duped. In his
book Taj Mahal: The True Story, Oak says the
Taj Mahal is not Queen Mumtaz's
tomb but an ancient Hindu temple palace of Lord Shiva (then known as Tejo
Mahalaya). In the course of his research Oak discovered that the Shiva
temple palace was usurped by Shah Jahan from then Maharaja of Jaipur, Jai
Singh. In his own court chronicle, Badshahnama,Shah Jahan admits that an
exceptionally beautiful grand mansion in Agra was taken from Jai SIngh
for Mumtaz's burial . The ex-Maharaja of Jaipur still retains in his secret
collection two orders from Shah Jahan for
surrendering the Taj building. Using captured temples and mansions, as
a
burial
place for
dead
courtiers and royalty was a common practice among Muslim rulers.
For example, Humayun,Akbar, Etmud-ud-Daula and Safdarjung are all buried
in such mansions. Oak's inquiries began with the name of Taj Mahal. He
says the term "Mahal" has never been used for a building in any
Muslim countries from Afghanisthan to Algeria. "The unusual explanation
that the term Taj Mahal derives from Mumtaz Mahal was illogical in atleast
two respects.
Firstly, her name was never Mumtaz Mahal but Mumtaz-ul-Zamani," he
writes. Secondly, one cannot omit the first three letters 'Mum' from a
woman's name to derive the remainder as the name for the building."Taj
Mahal, he claims, is a corrupt version of Tejo Mahalaya, or Lord Shiva's
Palace. Oak
also says the love story of Mumtaz and Shah Jahan is a fairy tale created
by
court
sycophants, blundering historians and sloppy archaeologists . Not a single
royal chronicle of Shah Jahan's time corroborates the love story.
Furthermore, Oak cites several documents suggesting the Taj Mahal predates
Shah Jahan's era, and was a temple dedicated to Shiva, worshipped by Rajputs
of Agra city. For example, Prof. Marvin Miller of New York took a few samples
from the riverside doorway of the Taj. Carbon dating tests revealed that
the door was 300 years older than Shah Jahan. European traveler Johan Albert
Mandelslo,who visited Agra in 1638 (only seven years after Mumtaz's death),
describes the life of the cit y in his memoirs. But he makes no reference
to the Taj Mahal being built. The writings of Peter Mundy, an English visitor
to Agra within a year of Mumtaz's death, also suggest the
Taj was a noteworthy building well before Shah Jahan's time.
Prof. Oak points out a number of design and architectural inconsistencies
that support the belief of the Taj Mahal being a typical Hindu temple
rather
than a mausoleum. Many rooms in
the Taj ! Mahal have remained sealed since Shah Jahan's time and are still
inaccessible to the public. Oak
asserts they contain a headless statue of Lord Shiva and other objects
commonly used for worship rituals in Hindu temples . Fearing political
backlash, Indira Gandhi's government tried to have Prof. Oak's book
withdrawn from the bookstores, and
threatened the Indian publisher of the
first edition dire consequences . There is only one way to discredit or
validate Oak's research.
The current government should open the sealed rooms of the Taj Mahal under
U.N. supervision, and let international experts investigate. Do circulate
this to all you know and let them know about this reality.....
Hey please check
this link ........it adds as a visual proof
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http://www.stephen-knapp.com/was_the_taj_mahal_a_vedic_temple.htm
seven-storied structure
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