Taj Mahal and the hidden Secret

The Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal built the Taj Mahal. It was built in 22 years (1631 to 1653) by 20,000 artisans brought to India from all over the world. Many people believe Ustad Isa of Iran designed it. This is what your guide probably told you if you ever visited the Taj Mahal. This is the same story I read in my history book. No one has ever challenged it except Professor P.N. Oak, who believes the whole world, has been duped. In his book Taj Mahal: The True Story, Oak says the Mahal is not Queen Mumtaz Mahal's tomb but an ancient Hindu temple palace of Lord Shiva (then known as Tejo Mahalaya). In the course of his research, Oak discovered the Shiva temple palace was usurped by Shah Jahan from then Maharaja of Jaipur, Jai Singh. Shah Jahan then remodeled the palace into his wife's memorial. In 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. The Ex-Maharaja of Jaipur still retains in his secret collection two orders from Shah Jahan for surrendering the Taj building. Using captured temples and mansions, as a burial place for dead courtiers and royalty was a common practice among Muslim rulers. For example, Humayun, Akbar, Etmud-ud-Daula and Safdarjung are all buried in such mansions. Oak's inquiries begin with the name Taj Mahal. He says this term does not occur in any Moghul court papers or chronicles, even after ShahJahan’s time. The term "Mahal" has never been used for a building in any of the Muslim countries, from Afghanistan to Algeria. The unusual explanation that the term Taj Mahal derives from Mumtaz Mahal is illogical in at least two respects. Firstly, her name was never Mumtaz Mahal but Mumtaz-ul-Zamani, he writes. Secondly, one cannot omit the first three letters 'Mum' from a woman's name to derive the remainder as the name for the building. Taj Mahal, he claims, is a corrupt version of Tejo-Mahalaya, or the Shiva’s Palace. Oak also says the love story of Mumtaz and Shah Jahan is a fairy tale created court sycophants, blundering historians and sloppy archaeologists. Not a single royal chronicle of Shah Jahan’s time corroborates the love story. Furthermore, Oak cites several documents suggesting the Taj Mahal predates Shah Jahan's era, and was a temple palace dedicated to Shiva worshipped by the Rajputs of Agra city. For example, Professor Marvin Miller of New York took a few samples from the riverside doorway of the Taj. Carbon dating tests revealed that the door was 300 years older than Shah Jahan. European traveler Johan Albert Mandelslo, who visited Agra in 1638 (only seven years after Mumtaz's death), describes the life of the city in his memoirs. But he makes no reference to the Taj Mahal being built. The writings of Peter Mundy, an English visitor to Agra within a year of Mumtaz's death, also suggest the Taj was a noteworthy building long well before Shah Jahan's time. Oak points out a number of design and architectural inconsistencies that support the belief of the Taj Mahal being a typical Hindu temple rather than a mausoleum. Many rooms in the Taj Mahal have remained sealed since Shah Jahan's time, and are still inaccessible to the public. Oak asserts they contain a headless statue of Shiva and other objects commonly used for worship rituals in Hindu temples. Fearing political backlash, Indira Gandhi's government tried to have Oak's book withdrawn from the bookstores, and threatened the Indian publisher of the first edition with dire consequences. There is only one way to discredit or validate Oak's research. The current Indian government should open the sealed rooms of the Taj Mahal under UN supervision, and let international experts investigate.

Importance of Relationship...

From the very beginning, the girl's family objected strongly on her dating this guy, saying that it has got to do with family background, and that the girl will have to suffer for the rest of her life if she were to be with him.

Due to family's pressure, the couple quarrelled very often. Though the girl loved the guy deeply, she always asked him: "How deep is your love for me?" As the guy is not good with his words, this often caused the girl to be very upset. With that and the family's pressure, the gal often vents her anger on him. As for him, he only endured it in silence.

After a couple of years, the guy finally graduated and decided to further his studies overseas. Before leaving, he proposed to the gal: "I'm not very good with words. But all I know is that I love you. If you allow me, I will take care of you for the rest of my life. As for your family, I'll try my best to talk them round. Will you marry me?"

The girl agreed, and with the guy's determination the family finally gave in and agreed to let them get married. So before he left, they got engaged.

The gal went out to the working society, whereas the guy was overseas, continuing his studies. They sent their love through emails and phone calls. Though it was hard, but both never thought of giving up.

One day, while the gal was on her way to work, she was knocked down by a car that lost control. When she woke up, she saw her parents beside her bed. She realized that she was badly injured. Seeing her mum cry, she wanted to comfort her. But she realized that all that could come out of her mouth was just a sigh. She had lost her voice....

The doctor said that the impact on her brain had caused her to lose her voice. Listening to her parents' comfort, but with nothing coming out from her, she broke down. During the stay in the hospital, besides silent cry...it's still just silent cry that accompanied her. Upon reaching home, everything seems to be the same. Except for the ringing tone of the phone which pierced into her heart every time it rang. She does not wish to let the guy know and, not wanting to be a burden to him, she wrote a letter to him saying that she does not wish to wait any longer.

With that, she sent the ring back to him. In return, the guy sent countless replies and phone calls.. all the gal could do besides crying is still crying... The parents decided to move away, hoping that she could eventually forget everything and be happy. With a new environment, the gal learnt sign language and started a new life.

Telling herself everyday that she must forget the guy. One day, her friend came and told her that he's back. She asked her friend not to let him know what happened to her. Since then, there wasn't anymore news of him.

A year has passed and her friend came with an envelope, containing an invitation card for the guy's wedding. The gal was shattered! When she opened the letter, she saw her name on it instead. When she was about to ask her friend what was going on, she saw the guy standing in front of her....

He used sign language to tell her, "I've spent a year to learn sign language. Just to let you know that I've not forgotten our promise. Let me have the chance to be your voice. I Love You." With that, he slipped the ring back into her finger. The gal finally smiled......

"Treat every relationship as if it's the last one, then you'll know how to give."
"Treat every moment as if it's the last day, then you'll know how to treasure."
"Treasure what you have right now, or else you may regret one day..."

Consideration

One day, a ten year old boy went to an ice-cream shop, sat at a table and asked the waitress, “How much is an ice-cream cone?” She said, “seventy-five cents”. The boy started counting the coins he had in his hand. Then he asked how much a small cup of ice-cream was. The waitress impatiently replied, sixty-five cents. The boy said, “I will have the small ice-cream cup”. He had his ice-cream paid the bill and left. When the waitress came to pick up the empty plate, she was touched. Underneath were ten one-cent coins as tip. The little boy has consideration for the waitress before he ordered his ice-cream. He showed sensitivity and caring. He thought of others before himself.

If we all thought like the little boy, we would have a great place to live. Show consideration, courtesy and politeness. Thoughtfulness shows a caring attitude.

GOD - a discussion.

GOD IS NO WHERE

- By Anti-Atheist

GOD, the creator of the universe and its ruler. He is the Supreme Being. God is being worshipped by different religions in different norms. In this present world, there are so many religions and so many religious facts. But, there is an oneness of all religious facts among the religions. That is, GOD. Many say that god is beneficent and merciful; but man is ever thankless. Some people may not agree to the above statement, but many people agree to it. There were/are many personalities saying that, there is nothing like god. They are called as atheist. Atheist does not believe in god.

According to Christianity, Adam and Eve were the first human beings in the world. Their birth was not like other humans. God created them. They worshipped Jesus as god. Even though Jesus was worshipped as god, many didn’t accept it. So there was partition between them. They were split into two different communities as Protestants and Roman Catholics. Even though they both belong to one religion called Christianity, they treat each of them as enemies. This enemy relationship was started and still continued by this atheist. There was not an oneness among all to worship god. Protestants started worshipping Jesus, who is the messenger of god and Catholics started worshipping mother Mary who gave birth to Jesus. Till now ditheism was not accepted by any of these two different peoples because of atheist. Atheist is the main cause for creating problems in religions and among religions.

According to Hindu religion, there are so many god and goddess. But there are no two groups separating the religion. But still, here too so many atheist survived and surviving. Thanthai.Periyar, a famous personality made many changes in Tamil nadu. Many started liking him, but not all. Since he was against god. Normally, Hindus worship god as idol norms. He is a person who is 100% against god (i.e.) he is a pukka atheist. He slippered god and garlanded god with slippers. He decided to deicide. He started insisting everybody in atheism and to depend on work and not on god. He is a Practical man, but still when comes to a religion we have to accept the Religious facts. As a result of his disbelief in god, he became a leper. His liberty in his lifetime was gradually eroded like water eroded the cliffs on the bank.

God creates mankind. All visible and invisible things are god’s creation. God is nature. God is love. God is all in the present world. We can’t reject god as he is not seen by our naked eyes, but god not at all rejects our requests. Atheism has to be eroded from us and thearchy should be accepted. Deicide is still in practice in the form of sacrificing gods in certain images. Ditheism in Christianity and anti-atheism in Hindu religion has to be practiced in the future.

GOD IS NOW HERE

- By Anti-Atheist

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina was one of the most destructive tropical cyclones ever to hit the United States. It caused extensive damage to the coastal regions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama on August 29, 2005. By late morning of August 29, the storm caused several sections of the levee system in New Orleans, Louisiana to collapse. Subsequent flooding over most of the city, a large part of which lies below sea level, resulted in widespread damage and many deaths, largely due to inadequate hurricane preparedness for New Orleans.

Later estimates placed the death toll in the thousands, and the damage is expected to surpass Hurricane Andrew as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history (estimates run as high as $100 billion). Over a million people were displaced — a humanitarian crisis on a scale unseen in the U.S. since the Great Depression.

Federal disaster declarations blanketed 90,000 square miles (233,000 km²) of the United States, an area almost as large as the United Kingdom. The hurricane left an estimated five million people without power, and it may take up to two months for all power to be restored. On September 3, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff described the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as "probably the worst catastrophe, or set of catastrophes" in the country's history, referring to the hurricane itself plus the flooding of New Orleans.

My Trip to Kerala

This is my first post in my blog. I going to share my wondefull experience which i had with my family when we went for kerala tour. Kerala, a very beautiful state which completely floats on water. It is completely surrounded by back waters. I have been to various places in kerala like Palakkad's Vembanad Lake, which is the largest lake in the state. Then went to Athirapilly Falls, where the Punnagai Mannan (Tamil) movie has been taken. One request to you all, please have a visit to the above said falls and see how mother nature is playing on the mountains. I even got a chance to got to Kumarakom. It is most wonderfull place in the whole state, where number of resorts like Taj, Days Inn, etc., are located. Then I went to Kovalam, the last part of the state. There are two beaches here. One is completely for Sun bath and the other is filled with resorts. The Le Royal Meridian's Resort is the most beautiful resort among all. The Architecture design of the resort makes our eyes unbelievable. In short, the mother nature has permanently stayed here. Other than beaches and waters, the whole state is filled with number of very big temples like Guruvayoor Sree Krishna Temple, Ettumanoor Sree Mahadevar Temple, etc., I am really happy by sharing and recollecting my wonderfull experience with you.

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