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 2 December, 2015 - 21:50 lizleafloor
Debate rages as legal case points to evidence that Taj Mahal was once a Hindu temple

         

The origins of the famous ancient landmark in India, the Taj Mahal, are under some dispute, casting controversy over the long-held history, and pitting religions against each other. A lawsuit claims the white marble tomb, a pinnacle of Muslim art in India, was originally a sacred Hindu temple.

As reported by The Telegraph , a controversial legal case brought early this year makes the claim that the Taj Mahal is actually part of an ancient Hindu temple palace of Lord Shiva, known as the Tejo Mahalaya, which was usurped and converted into a mausoleum for Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, a Muslim.

This is contrary to the widely-held belief that the architectural masterpiece was completed by Shah Jahan in 1653 as a gift and resting place for his most favorite of three wives, Mumtaz Mahal, who died during childbirth in 1631.

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