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Taj Mahal or Tejo Mahalaya? Petition Filed in Allahabad HC Seeks Direction To Open 20 Rooms of Monument To Find Facts About Hindu Idols

The petition has been filed by Dr. Rajneesh Singh, BJP's media in-charge of the Ayodhya district. The petition argued that many Hindu Groups have been claiming that the Taj Mahal is an old Shiva Temple which was known as Tejo Mahalaya.

Taj Mahal or Tejo Mahalaya? Petition Filed in Allahabad HC Seeks Direction To Open 20 Rooms of Monument To Find Facts About Hindu Idols

A petition filed in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad HC has sought directives to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to open 20 rooms inside the Taj Mahal in Agra to ascertain whether Hindu idols and inscriptions are hidden there, reported Hindustan Times. The petition has been filed by Dr. Rajneesh Singh, BJP's media in-charge of the Ayodhya district. The petition argued that many Hindu Groups have been claiming that the Taj Mahal is an old Shiva Temple which was known as Tejo Mahalaya.

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