How One Man PN Oak, Started The 'Taj Mahal Is Tejo Mahalaya' Conspiracy Theory
Taj Mahal is a corrupt version of Tejo Mahalaya (Lord Shiva’s Palace) : P. N. Oak
Palace in Barhanpur where Mumtaz died
How One Man PN Oak, Started The 'Taj Mahal Is Tejo Mahalaya' Conspiracy Theory
THE TAJ MAHAL IS TEJO-MAHALAYA: A SHIVA TEMPLE
The story of the Taj Mahal that most of us have known about may not be the real truth. Herein Mr. P. N. Oak presents an interesting set of proofs that show a completely different story. Contrary to what visitors are made to believe the Tajmahal is not a Islamic mausoleum but an ancient Shiva Temple known as Tejo Mahalaya which the 5th generation Moghul emperor Shahjahan commandeered from the then Maharaja of Jaipur. The Taj Mahal, should therefore, be viewed as a temple palace and not as a tomb. That makes a vast difference. You miss the details of its size, grandeur, majesty and beauty when you take it to be a mere tomb. When told that you are visiting a temple palace you wont fail to notice its annexes, ruined defensive walls, hillocks, moats, cascades, fountains, majestic garden, hundreds of rooms archaded verendahs, terraces, multi stored towers, secret sealed chambers, guest rooms, stables, the trident (Trishul) pinnacle on the dome and the sacred, esoteric Hindu letter "OM" carved on the exterior of the wall of the sanctum sanctorum now occupied by the cenotaphs. For detailed proof of this breath taking discovery, you may read the well known historian Shri. P. N. Oak's celebrated book titled "Taj-Mahal : The True Story". But let us place before you, for the time being an exhaustive summary of the massive evidence ranging over hundred points:
Who is PN Oak?
Oak was born into a Marathi family in Indore and fought in the Second World War as part of the Indian National Army.
Later he switched over to journalism and even worked for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
In 1964, he founded an organisation called Institute for Rewriting Indian History.
He also wrote many books on 'history' as he saw it.
Oak's most famous book was published in 1989 titled 'Taj Mahal: The True Story.
In the book, Oak argued that the Taj Mahal is not Queen Mumtaz’s tomb but an ancient Hindu temple palace of Lord Shiva, then known as Tejo Mahalaya. Oak claimed that the Shiva temple palace was usurped by Shah Jahan from then Maharaja of Jaipur, Jai Singh.
Oak's legacy
Oak was so consumed by his theory that in 2000 he filed a petition to declare it a monument built by a Hindu ruler, only to be dismissed by the Supreme Court.
Oak died in 2007, but by then his theory had spread among the Hindu Right wing, with many adding their own twists to it.
Not just about Taj Mahal
Incidentally, it is not just the Taj Mahal, that Oak found an ancient Hindu connection.
According to him, Vatican City, Kaaba, Westminster Abbey, and Notre Dame were once Hindu temples dedicated to Shiva.
He also claimed that Christianity and Islam are both derivatives of Hinduism, and the Papacy was originally a Vedic Priesthood.
According to him Christianity was originally a Vedic religion following Krishna and claims that Christianity was originally known by either the names Chrisn-nity or Krishna-Neeti.
