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BBC says about Taj Mahal---Hidden Truth - Never say it
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Aerial view of the Taj Mahal
The interior water well




Frontal view of the Taj Mahal and dome
Close up of the dome with pinnacle
Close up of the pinnacle
Inlaid pinnacle pattern in courtyard
Red lotus at apex of the entrance




Rear view of the Taj & 22 apartments




View of sealed doors & windows in back
Typical Vedic style corridors




The Music House--a contradiction
A locked room on upper floor
A marble apartment on ground floor




The OM in the flowers on the walls
Staircase that leads to the lower levels
300 foot long corridor inside apartments




One of the 22 rooms in the secret lower level
Interior of one of the 22 secret rooms




Interior of another of the locked rooms
Vedic design on ceiling of a locked room




Huge ventilator sealed shut with bricks
Secret walled door that leads to other rooms




Secret bricked door that hides more evidence
Palace in Barhanpur where Mumtaz died




Pavilion where Mumtaz is said to be buried




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 ch
ronicle, 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 stillretains 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 sealedsince 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
politicalbacklash, Indira Gandhi's government t
ried 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 Ma hal under U.N. supervision,
and let international experts investigate.

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Bbc Says About Taj Mahal

  • 1. BBC says about Taj Mahal---Hidden Truth - Never say it is a Tomb Aerial view of the Taj Mahal
  • 2. The interior water well Frontal view of the Taj Mahal and dome
  • 3. Close up of the dome with pinnacle
  • 4. Close up of the pinnacle
  • 5. Inlaid pinnacle pattern in courtyard
  • 6. Red lotus at apex of the entrance Rear view of the Taj & 22 apartments View of sealed doors & windows in back
  • 7. Typical Vedic style corridors The Music House--a contradiction
  • 8. A locked room on upper floor
  • 9. A marble apartment on ground floor The OM in the flowers on the walls
  • 10. Staircase that leads to the lower levels
  • 11. 300 foot long corridor inside apartments One of the 22 rooms in the secret lower level
  • 12. Interior of one of the 22 secret rooms Interior of another of the locked rooms
  • 13. Vedic design on ceiling of a locked room Huge ventilator sealed shut with bricks
  • 14. Secret walled door that leads to other rooms Secret bricked door that hides more evidence
  • 15. Palace in Barhanpur where Mumtaz died Pavilion where Mumtaz is said to be buried 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
  • 16. 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 ch ronicle, 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 stillretains 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
  • 17. 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
  • 18. the Taj ! Mahal have remained sealedsince 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 politicalbacklash, Indira Gandhi's government t ried 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 Ma hal under U.N. supervision, and let international experts investigate. Do circulate this to all you know and let them know about this reality.....