Khushi Gupta
Published on: May 9, 2022 at 17:16 IST
A Petition filed in the Allahabad High Court has sought Directives to the Archaeological Survey of India to open 20 rooms inside the Taj Mahal to check for the possible presence of Hindu idols.
“Around 20 rooms in the Taj Mahal are locked and no one is allowed to enter. It is believed that in these rooms, there are idols of Hindu gods and scriptures,” the Petitioner said.
“There is no harm in opening these rooms and setting to rest all controversies,” he said.
“It is said that Taj Mahal was named after the name of Shah Jahan’s wife Mumtaz Mahal. However, in many books, the name of the wife of Shah Jahan was described as Mumtaz-ul-Zamani, not Mumtaz Mahal. Also, the fact that the construction of a mausoleum takes 22 years for completion is beyond reality and totally an absurdity,” the Petition stated.
“It is an old controversy. There is no harm in authorising Archaeological Survey of India to examine these rooms to ascertain facts. This will put to rest all controversies related to the Taj Mahal,” said DP Tewari, former professor of ancient history at the Lucknow University.
