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| Taj Mahal 'not a Hindu temple' |
| 2015-12-02 |
| [ARABNEWS] India's government has rejected claims by a group of lawyers that the Taj Mahal monument was a Hindu temple. While replying to a query about the evidence claiming that the Taj Mahal built in Agra by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was originally a temple, Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma told the Parliament that the government has not found any evidence in this regard. Sharma's reply came few days after a lawsuit, claiming the Taj Mahal was originally a Shiva temple, was filed by a group of lawyers from Agra. They also demanded that its ownership be transferred to Hindus and Muslims be restricted from offering prayers at the location. The Archaeological Survey of India had earlier dismissed the claims that the 17th century Mughal monument is a Shiva temple. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 They werent that good of a band either |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2015-12-02 22:40 |
| #7 This controversy over the Taj Mahal has been going on forevar! since I was a kid. Nice to know that in 2015 it still hasn't abated, nor been resolved. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-12-02 22:07 |
| #6 rjschwarz, the Wikipedia article on the Taj Mahal addresses all those questions. Key to the Hindu temple claim, Wikipedia reports: In 2000, India's Supreme Court dismissed P. N. Oak's petition[64] to declare that a Hindu king built the Taj Mahal.[61][65] In 2005 a similar petition was dismissed by the Allahabad High Court. This case was brought by Amar Nath Mishra, a social worker and preacher who says that the Taj Mahal was built by the Hindu King Parmar Dev in 1196.[66] The Moghuls are what the Mongols became after they converted to Islam and began conquering northern India. Muslims are currently allowed to pray at the on-site mosque between twelve and two p.m. on Fridays. If the site was originally a temple to Shiva, that ended when the local maharajah accepted a city palace in exchange for the land almost four centuries ago. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-12-02 17:43 |
| #5 Something odd in this story. Says it is not a Hindu temple but then says built by Mughal Emporer Shah Jahan. I thought the Mughals were Muslims? It also says Muslims be restricted from offering prayers at the location. Sounds like they are saying it was determined to not be a Muslim temple. Anyway, saying it is not a temple won't get the Muslims to spare it if they get the chance. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-12-02 16:25 |
| #4 pick three of the lawyers and disappear them forever. The rest won't be such asshats |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-12-02 11:55 |
| #3 If they call it a Hindu Temple it will be bombed. If they call it a mosque it will last forever. |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2015-12-02 10:13 |
| #2 As I recall, it was originally a mausoleum for a favored wife. If the moose have their way, multiple factors will lead to it being bulldozed. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-12-02 06:36 |
| #1 When Adam, a Hindu believer, Laid eyes on the figure of Eva, The first masturbator Invented a Veda -- "You, madam, were sacred to Shiva!" |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2015-12-02 03:24 |