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The Taj Mahal, built a dedication, made a tourist splendour, factually a mausoleum - a wonder amongst the seven, is visited daily by tourist from all over the world except the Indians. Indians hardly visit the Taj. I've no idea why but if my guess is correct, the entrance fee to the Taj is exorbitant for an average Indian. If at all it is affordable, the Indians still would not visit it because it's deemed a white elephant. For your info, the entrance fee to visit the The Taj is something like Rps750. That's the average wage income of an Indian. Or maybe, Indians have seen and heard of the The Taj all too much which makes it a no "big deal" affair. Lately, a friend of mine visited the Taj and came back to tell its wonder and share pictures of this magnificent mausoleum. I guess The Taj is the only "sarcophagus" in the world with exquisite beauty. If you should know, the tombs of both Shah Jahan and Mumtaz are NOT embedded inside the Taj. It is outside in a dry well. So much for visiting the Taj Mahal.
Anyway, I wasn't amazed of the stories and pictures because I've heard all these stories before. But I was kinda elated that she went to visit the Taj and all. Not many do that nowadays. Taj Mahal (pronounced Mehal) is INDEED a wonder. No doubt. I've yet to visit this mausoleum, and with that I here disqualify my self from writing anything about it until I make that one trip to Agra.
But then, behold, guys like me who have been places don't just visit the Taj to ogle at its wonder. I have other plans for The Taj.
No interior photography is allowed in The Taj and that security is kinda tight. That's one part of the reason why I have taken it upon myself to challenge the odds, go into the Taj, take pictures, publish them on YouTube or something.
On a serious note: Taj Mahal SHOULD NOT be in India. India does not deserve the Taj. It should be somewhere like a million miles away from where it is now. The saying "never give monkey flowers" befits what I meant of the above as SHOULD NOT.
I've time on my hands to wait and bite. The Taj ain't gonna go nowhere at this present point of time. I'll make this trip by hook or crook and ensure I make those dumb Indians eat and swallow their own words. Now....lets get back to the Taj.
I've listed below stories I've heard and listened of the Taj. Some are funny, some bloody patriotic and some sheer foolish.
"You should go and see the might of our race. The Taj is a wonder." {the Taj is not a race wonder. It is just a blithering fool's wonder period.}
"The stones they use to build..wow...I wonder where they got them? so beautiful." {true, but where did these stones come from?}
"The compound is so big...huge..amazing." {Yea, sure it is big, else the fee of Rps750 would be a rip-off}Stories and quips like this go on and on but still I'm not fazed or moved.
"You know if you born a Hindu, you should go see the Taj before you die." {What a crap statement. Even a blind donkey should visit}
These are the comments I've heard over the years. Even my late father (visited India four times in his lifetime) had too comments of the Taj. But one story, got me rooted to the idea of visiting The Taj. I'll come back to that at the end of this blog.
I've seen exterior photographs of the Taj but few of its beauty from the interior. To understand Taj Mahal's myth, one needs to know the history of the half-wit morons who ruled compassion craved India during cavemen times to understand each carvings depicted and implicated on the walls of The Taj.
The question I always ask of myself...what ruler would build a monument then turn it into a mausoleum and byway honour such a colossal architecture to his so-called consort - Mumtaz. (third wife). I even heard Mumtaz was not her real name. This Shah Jahan - Mumtaz story is just too superficial. Too dumb to be true. There is something else hidden and the Indians don't wana reveal it. History is always distorted to accommodate. By the way, Mumtaz died after giving birth to her 14th child - a girl. Shah Jahan's yardstick for India's population boom.
The story goes - The Taj Mahal began construction a year after Mumtaz died - 1631 and completed in 1653. For 21 years, how is it that only a few talked about the construction but most spoke glory of the completion. Equally baffled. The world in the years mid 1600s and 50 years down, none really spoke of the Taj. It just does not make sense. The other reason why there aren't much stories is - most builders of the Taj were either murdered, limbs amputated or tongues cut-off. Why? Was the moron Shah Jahan a cruel Mogul beast? He could not have done so because he was counting prison bars during the final stages of the completion of the Taj, so the story goes. He was caged and confined with only a window view of the Taj and daily would gaze at its construction. I wonder if he fell in love with Mumtaz or the Taj.
Quote, "I do not believe the Taj was built by Shah Jahan or who ever this mad ancient dork was. That monument was already there even before this particular dork was born" Unquote.
Shah Jahan's story can be construed to a Malaysian sadist romeo a few thousands years from now out of the blue dedicating the Twin Towers to his 11th wife or something....
So much for distorted stories. Now back to what I was getting at. I know for a fact the Taj itself has a vast labyrinth of rooms and pathways hidden beneath its structure. I was told it can be seen on any day. All these rooms are sealed closed. None can enter. Many pleaded to the Late Indira Gandhi to have these rooms opened. But failed. Why?
What is hidden in those rooms? I was even told if the rooms were opened to the public, a civil / race war would start. More so, the history of the Taj would be dumped away like thrash. India might loose its fleecing revenue. The Taj's history could re-written just like our Malaysian history full of non-evidence bunkum crap.
There have been stories of the Taj being built way before 1632 by way of carbon dating and proofing taken from the woodwork from the Taj. I even read the Taj was called Mahaleyo - a Shiva Temple before Shah Jahan claimed it his own. More distortion. Hahaha...What a lame farce and people are crowding to this "white elephant" daily to ogle and amaze at its foolish wonder.
I should embark on a short sojourn to Agra and come back with pictures of the Taj. This is a daunting task but I shall do it as the way I say it here.
Until we meet again on this topic...
The Taj Mahal, built a dedication, made a tourist splendour, factually a mausoleum - a wonder amongst the seven, is visited daily by tourist from all over the world except the Indians. Indians hardly visit the Taj. I've no idea why but if my guess is correct, the entrance fee to the Taj is exorbitant for an average Indian. If at all it is affordable, the Indians still would not visit it because it's deemed a white elephant. For your info, the entrance fee to visit the The Taj is something like Rps750. That's the average wage income of an Indian. Or maybe, Indians have seen and heard of the The Taj all too much which makes it a no "big deal" affair. Lately, a friend of mine visited the Taj and came back to tell its wonder and share pictures of this magnificent mausoleum. I guess The Taj is the only "sarcophagus" in the world with exquisite beauty. If you should know, the tombs of both Shah Jahan and Mumtaz are NOT embedded inside the Taj. It is outside in a dry well. So much for visiting the Taj Mahal.
Anyway, I wasn't amazed of the stories and pictures because I've heard all these stories before. But I was kinda elated that she went to visit the Taj and all. Not many do that nowadays. Taj Mahal (pronounced Mehal) is INDEED a wonder. No doubt. I've yet to visit this mausoleum, and with that I here disqualify my self from writing anything about it until I make that one trip to Agra.
But then, behold, guys like me who have been places don't just visit the Taj to ogle at its wonder. I have other plans for The Taj.
No interior photography is allowed in The Taj and that security is kinda tight. That's one part of the reason why I have taken it upon myself to challenge the odds, go into the Taj, take pictures, publish them on YouTube or something.
On a serious note: Taj Mahal SHOULD NOT be in India. India does not deserve the Taj. It should be somewhere like a million miles away from where it is now. The saying "never give monkey flowers" befits what I meant of the above as SHOULD NOT.
I've time on my hands to wait and bite. The Taj ain't gonna go nowhere at this present point of time. I'll make this trip by hook or crook and ensure I make those dumb Indians eat and swallow their own words. Now....lets get back to the Taj.
I've listed below stories I've heard and listened of the Taj. Some are funny, some bloody patriotic and some sheer foolish.
"You should go and see the might of our race. The Taj is a wonder." {the Taj is not a race wonder. It is just a blithering fool's wonder period.}
"The stones they use to build..wow...I wonder where they got them? so beautiful." {true, but where did these stones come from?}
"The compound is so big...huge..amazing." {Yea, sure it is big, else the fee of Rps750 would be a rip-off}Stories and quips like this go on and on but still I'm not fazed or moved.
"You know if you born a Hindu, you should go see the Taj before you die." {What a crap statement. Even a blind donkey should visit}
These are the comments I've heard over the years. Even my late father (visited India four times in his lifetime) had too comments of the Taj. But one story, got me rooted to the idea of visiting The Taj. I'll come back to that at the end of this blog.
I've seen exterior photographs of the Taj but few of its beauty from the interior. To understand Taj Mahal's myth, one needs to know the history of the half-wit morons who ruled compassion craved India during cavemen times to understand each carvings depicted and implicated on the walls of The Taj.
The question I always ask of myself...what ruler would build a monument then turn it into a mausoleum and byway honour such a colossal architecture to his so-called consort - Mumtaz. (third wife). I even heard Mumtaz was not her real name. This Shah Jahan - Mumtaz story is just too superficial. Too dumb to be true. There is something else hidden and the Indians don't wana reveal it. History is always distorted to accommodate. By the way, Mumtaz died after giving birth to her 14th child - a girl. Shah Jahan's yardstick for India's population boom.
The story goes - The Taj Mahal began construction a year after Mumtaz died - 1631 and completed in 1653. For 21 years, how is it that only a few talked about the construction but most spoke glory of the completion. Equally baffled. The world in the years mid 1600s and 50 years down, none really spoke of the Taj. It just does not make sense. The other reason why there aren't much stories is - most builders of the Taj were either murdered, limbs amputated or tongues cut-off. Why? Was the moron Shah Jahan a cruel Mogul beast? He could not have done so because he was counting prison bars during the final stages of the completion of the Taj, so the story goes. He was caged and confined with only a window view of the Taj and daily would gaze at its construction. I wonder if he fell in love with Mumtaz or the Taj.
Quote, "I do not believe the Taj was built by Shah Jahan or who ever this mad ancient dork was. That monument was already there even before this particular dork was born" Unquote.
Shah Jahan's story can be construed to a Malaysian sadist romeo a few thousands years from now out of the blue dedicating the Twin Towers to his 11th wife or something....
So much for distorted stories. Now back to what I was getting at. I know for a fact the Taj itself has a vast labyrinth of rooms and pathways hidden beneath its structure. I was told it can be seen on any day. All these rooms are sealed closed. None can enter. Many pleaded to the Late Indira Gandhi to have these rooms opened. But failed. Why?
What is hidden in those rooms? I was even told if the rooms were opened to the public, a civil / race war would start. More so, the history of the Taj would be dumped away like thrash. India might loose its fleecing revenue. The Taj's history could re-written just like our Malaysian history full of non-evidence bunkum crap.
There have been stories of the Taj being built way before 1632 by way of carbon dating and proofing taken from the woodwork from the Taj. I even read the Taj was called Mahaleyo - a Shiva Temple before Shah Jahan claimed it his own. More distortion. Hahaha...What a lame farce and people are crowding to this "white elephant" daily to ogle and amaze at its foolish wonder.
I should embark on a short sojourn to Agra and come back with pictures of the Taj. This is a daunting task but I shall do it as the way I say it here.
Until we meet again on this topic...
The construction of the Taj Mahal began in 1633 with labor force of more than 20,000 workers and 1,000 elephants that was led by Muhammed Hanif. From all across the country as well as from Persia and Turkey, skilled Masons, architects, calligraphers, inlay craftsmen and stone-carvers where brought to build a magnificent piece. Know about Taj Mahal history
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