When I reached there , I heard something strange about the monument that the Supreme Court of india asked to clearify that the Taj Mahal is a Mosque or a Shiv Mandir. Many thoughts were coming in my mind about this ?
Indian culture minister dragged into controversial legal case calling for Taj Mahal to be classified as a Hindu temple
A legal case, first brought by six lawyers in Agra in April, claims that the monument famously built by a seventeenth-century Mughal emperor as a tomb for his beloved wife was originally an ancient shrine to the Hindu god Shiva.
The petition, which was accepted by the Agra Court.
Currently, only Muslims are allowed to worship at the site, offering Friday prayers at a mosque attached to the Taj Mahal.
Theories over the Taj Mahal’s supposed Hindu heritage have abounded for decades, albeit well outside the historical mainstream.Currently, only Muslims are allowed to worship at the site, offering Friday prayers at a mosque attached to the Taj Mahal.
In his 1989 book Taj Mahal: The True Story, revisionist historian PN Oak claimed the monument was built in 1155, decades before the Muslim invasion of India. He said its name is a corrupt form of the sanskrit term “Tejo Mahalay”, signifying a Shiva Temple.
Likewise, the Agra court case was filed by lawyer Hari Shankar Jain, who claims to be a sympathiser of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist organisation with close ideological links to Mr Modi's BJP.
Although I don't need to give any Introduction about the taj , but i present some of things here which rarely people know.
* Taj Mahal has a shivling(symbol of Lord Shiva) inside it.
* Taj has OM(ॐ) symbol inside its walls.
* At the top of the taj , where there is a symbol of a moon(symbol for Muslim Workship) there's also Mango leaf's(these leaf's are considered good for hindus).
These were some things which were confusing my mind ?
Now I will you some comman points that you would already know.
The Taj Mahal in India was built by a great emperor Shah Jahan. His wife Mumtaz Mahal died in 1631 while giving birth to their 14th child. Construction of the Taj Mahal began one year later and it was built to be the final resting place of Mumtaz Mahal. Different types of marble from all over the world were used to build this mausoleum. Today, millions of people come from all over the world to visit this famous and beautifully designed Islamic tomb in Agra, a city in northern India.
Interesting Taj Mahal Facts
| * Mumtaz Mahal was Shah Jahan's third wife. Her name was originally Arjumand Bano Begum but when she married Shah Jahan she was christened as Mumtaz Mahal which means ‘Jewel of the Palace', or ‘Chosen One of the Palace'. | ||
| * Taj Mahal means ‘crown of places'. | ||
| * The Taj Mahal took approximately 20 years and approximately 20,000 workers to complete. There were also about 1000 elephants used to transport the materials needed for construction. | ||
| * The Taj Mahal complex also has additional mausoleums, a mosque, a reflecting pool and large garden to add to its beauty. | ||
| * The Taj Mahal stands at 561 feet tall. | ||
| * The material used to build the Taj Mahal is white marble. The marble used in construction was brought from many different countries. | ||
| * The Taj Mahal has a large white dome surrounded by four smaller domes. The large white dome in the center is approximately 115 feet tall. | ||
| * The color of Taj Mahal appears to change color depending on the time of day. The color change also depends on whether there is moonlight at night. | ||
| * There were about 28 different types of precious and semi-precious stones inlaid into the burial tomb of the Taj Mahal. During the Indian Rebellion in 1857, many of the precious stones were stripped from the walls of the tomb. | ||
| * Over 200,000 tourists from overseas and as many as 2 to 4 million people visit the Taj Mahal every year. | ||
| * UNESCO has designated the Taj Mahal as a World Heritage Site and it is also one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. The ‘New' Seven Wonders of the world were chosen by people voting from all over the world. | ||
| * There are 99 names of Allah inscribed calligraphically on the side of Mumtaz Mahal's actual tomb. | ||
| * The four pillars around the main dome were built to slant away from the dome slightly. This was done to help protect the tomb if the pillars ever collapsed. | ||
| * The cost to build the Taj Mahal was about 35 million rupees, which would be about 1 million American dollars. In 1632 that would be an enormous amount of money to spend on a mausoleum. | ||
* It was rumored that Shah Jahan had the hands cut off from the people who worked on the Taj Mahal once it was complete. His reasoning was that nobody would ever be able to build such a beautiful building ever again. Nobody has been able to prove that this story is true.
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* The Taj Mahal is taller than Qutub minar.
The Taj Mahal is about five feet taller than Qutub Minar. A comparison with other monuments around the world can be found below.
* How expensive was it for Shah Jehan to build the Taj exactly?
Shah Jehan spent about 32 million rupees during the years 1632-1653 on this great architectural venture. Today that amount would be close to 1,062,834,098 USD.
* The Taj changes colors depending on the light.
The Taj is pinkish in the morning, milky white in the evening and golden when the moon shines.
* Shah Jehan's daughter Jahanara Begum refused a grand burial like theTaj .
She said:Allah is the Living, the Sustaining. Let no one cover my grave except with greenery, For this very grass suffices as a tomb cover for the poor. The mortal simplistic Princess Jahanara, Disciple of the Khwaja Moin-ud-Din Chishti,Daughter of Shah Jahan the Conqueror May Allah illuminate his proof.
* An American Grammy Award-winning artist named himself Taj mahal.
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks, who uses the stage name Taj Mahal, is an American Grammy Award-winning Blues musician.
The makers employed an optical trick so that as you move closer to the gate, the Taj keeps getting smaller.
It seems to grow bigger as you walk away. The guides here say when you leave,you take the Taj with you in your heart.
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