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Mystery of Taj Mahal - Unknown Truths

Taj Mahal - Temple of Lord Shiva?

Taj Mahal - Temple of Lord Shiva?



Taj Mahal -“a monument of immeasurable beauty". Taj Mahal -"the epitome of love". These are the thoughts that come to our mind when we hear the word Taj Mahal. The beauty of this monument is such that it is beyond the scope of words.

 It is not only the phenomenal beauty of Taj Mahal, but the immense love which was the reason behind its construction that comes to our mind. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan got this monument constructed in the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz, with whom he fell in love at the first sight. The very first sight of the Taj Mahal, the epitome of love and romance leaves one mesmerized.
Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan got this monument constructed in the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz


But, there are many speculation theories regarding Taj Mahal. A few historians and researchers do not accept the romantic love story of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal. In this article we shall discuss a few hidden secrets of Taj Mahal which will shock you. These secrets do question the historical description of Taj Mahal.



Mystery of Taj Mahal

One of the most horrifying secret of Taj Mahal is that it was built much before Shah Jahan was the king of Agra. There is a book called, The true story of Taj Mahal which was written by a professor called Oak. With his inquiries he claimed that the Taj Mahal is a corrupt version of Tejo Mahalaya, or Lord Shiva’s Palace. According to the book, the fort was originally a temple of Lord Shiva built by the early Rajputs of Agra. The temple was then conquered by Shah Jahan when he won a battle against the Maharaja of Jaipur, Jai Singh.
Taj Mahal original name was Tejo Mahalaya, Ancient Siva Temple built in 1155 AD

esoteric Hindu letter "AUM" There are certain things which we do not miss when we visit Taj Mahal. Some of them are the trident (Trishul) pinnacle on the dome and the sacred, esoteric Hindu letter "AUM" carved on the exterior of the wall of the sanctum sanctorum now occupied by the cenotaphs.  This is a very challenging secret of Taj Mahal which is not yet given any authenticity by any government bodies.

Badshahnama, court chronicle Shah JahanIn 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. Using captured temples and mansions, as a burial place for dead courtiers and royalty was a common practice among Muslim rulers.

There is an another evidence which tells that the Taj Mahal is not built by Shah Jahan. A professor from New York, Marvin Miller took a few samples of river side doorway of the Taj for carbon dating test. And the test revealed that the door was 300 years older than Shah Jahan.



Vincent Smith records in his book (Akbar the Great Moghul) that “Babur’s turbulent life came to an end in his garden palace (Taj Mahal) in Agra in 1630”.

 Gulbadan Begum in her chronicle titled ‘Humayun Nama’ refers to the Taj Mahal as the Mystic HouseBabur’s daughter Gulbadan Begum in her chronicle titled ‘Humayun Nama’ refers to the Taj Mahal as the Mystic House. Babur himself refers to the Taj in his memoirs as the palace captured by Ibrahim Lodi containing a central octagonal chamber and having pillars on the four sides. All these historical references allude to the Taj Mahal 100 years before Shahjahan.

Another person Johan Albert Mandelslo, who describes life in Agra in 1638 in detail never told that Taj Mahal was being under constuction though it is commonly erringly asserted or assumed that the Taj Mahal was being built from 1631 to 1653.


There is another mystery of this Taj Mahal. Like an historic fort, it also has many secret passages and rooms. There are many rooms in the fort or tombs, which are supposedly kept, closed since the time of Shah Jahan. According to researchers, these rooms contain proof that the tomb was a temple of Lord Shiva. Some also say that one of the rooms contain a headless statue of Lord Shiva.
Taj Mahal the tomb was a temple of Lord Shiva

Whatever the truth is, but this is a very mystery filled secret of Taj Mahal. 


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