Contested / Myth (Fact-check)
'The Taj Mahal was a Hindu temple (Tejo Mahalaya)'
modern claimPopular claimP. N. Oak (1989) and later claimsUttar Pradesh
1950Contested-Myth
Claims the Taj Mahal was originally a Shiva temple.
- Dated
- 1950–2025
- As scholars put it
- modern claim
- Originator
- Popular claim
- Source text
- P. N. Oak (1989) and later claims
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Discipline
- Contested / Myth (Fact-check)
- Evidence
- Contested-Myth
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Reference-cited
What the evidence says
Recurs in politics and courts.
The Archaeological Survey of India told a court in 2017 that it is a tomb; historians reject the temple theory.
References
- 1ASI affidavit (2017)
Further reading
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