Petition filed in Allahabad High Court seeks survey to prove Taj Mahal is Tejomahalaya
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh – A petition has been submitted to the Allahabad High Court seeking to determine that the ‘Taj Mahal’ is actually ‘Tejomahalaya’. This petition has been filed on behalf of ‘Bhagwan Shri Agreshwar Mahadev Nagnatheswar Virajman’ by five individuals, including Advocate Hari Shankar Jain and Smt. Ranjana Agnihotri. Advocate Hari Shankar Jain is also leading the legal battle on behalf of Hindus in the Gyanvapi case in Varanasi.
1. In this petition, the petitioners have also presented 109 pieces of Hindu evidence showing that the ‘Taj Mahal’ is actually ‘Tejomahalaya’, a place dedicated to Bhagwan Shiva. This petition challenges an earlier order of the Agra District Court, in which the court had refused to conduct a survey to verify the Hindu symbols inside the Taj Mahal.
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2. This matter began in the year 2015. At that time, a civil suit was filed in the Agra Civil Court. The suit argued that the Taj Mahal premises is actually Tejomahalaya, that is, the Tejoling Mahadev Temple, where Bhagwan Mahadev Nagnatheswar is present. The petitioners also demanded permission for Hindus to worship inside the Taj Mahal.
3. In 2019, the petitioners filed another application demanding the appointment of an ‘Advocate Commissioner’ to inspect the Taj Mahal, take photographs of its structure, and record a video. However, the court rejected that demand, stating that the petitioners were unable to produce revenue records establishing the identity of the Taj Mahal.
