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Taj Mahal: An Epic Manipulated (Part-3)
Photographic Evidences



An aerial view of the Taj Mahal alias Tejo Mahalaya, ancient Hindu temple complex in Agra. For the last 300 years the world has been fooled to believe that this stupendous edifice was built by the 5th generation Mogul emperor Shahjahan to commemorate one of his dead wives--Mumtaz. The two flanking buildings although identical, only the one in the rear is known as a mosque.
The Taj Mahal has seven stories. Five of them lie sealed and barred concealing rich evidence. The marble building in the centre is flanked by two symmetrical ones. The one in the foreground is the eastern one. The one in the background is being represented as a mosque because it is to the west. They should not have been identical if only one was to be a mosque. In the courtyard at the foot of the eastern building is inlaid a full scale replica of the trident pinnacle [found at the top of the dome]. The tiny tower at the left near the western building, encloses a huge octagonal multi-storied well.





This is the massive octagonal well with palatial apartments along its seven stories. A royal staircase descends right down to the water level indicated by the tiny white patch showing the sun's reflection.
This was the traditional treasury well of the Hindu temple palace. Treasure chests used to be stacked in the lower stories. Accountants, cashiers and treasurers sat in the upper stories. Cheques called handies used to be issued from here. On being besieged, if the building had to be surrendered to the enemy, the treasure used to be pushed into the water for salvage later after recapture. For real research, water should be pumped out of this well to reveal the evidence that lies at the bottom. This well is inside a tower near the so-called mosque to the west of the marble Taj. Had the Taj been a mausoleum this octagonal multistoried well would have been superfluous.





A frontal view of the Taj Mahal alias Tejo Mahalaya in Agra. It is octagonal because the Hindus believe in 10 directions. The pinnacle pointing to the heaven and the foundation to the nether world, plus the eight surface directions make the 10 directions. Divinity and royalty are believed to hold sway in all those 10 directions. Hence in Hindu tradition, buildings connected with royalty and divinity must have some octagonal features or the buildings themselves should be octagonal. The two flanking cupolas (two others to the rear are not seen in this photo) are also identical. The towers at the four plinth corners served as watch towers during the day, and to hold lights at night. Hindu wedding altars and Satyanarayan worship altars invariably have such towers at corners. [Many other Hindu temples, such as those at Khajurao, also can be found to have four towers or temples, one at each corner of the temple foundation.] The lotus flower cap on the head of the dome is a Hindu feature. Muslim domes are bald. This marble edifice has four stories. Inside the dome is an 83 ft. high hall. The Taj has a double dome. The dome one sees from inside ends like an inverted pan on the terrace. The dome seen from outside is a cover on the inner dome. Therefore, in between them is an 83 ft. hall. This may be considered as one storey. Underneath may be seen the first storey arches and the ground floor rooms. In the basement, visitors are shown one room. All these constitute the four storeys in the marble edifice. Below the marble structure are two stories in red stone reaching down to the river level. The 7thstorey must be below the river level because every ancient Hindu historic building did have a basement. Thus, the Taj is a seven-storied structure.



The dome of the Taj Mahal bearing a trident pinnacle made of a non-rusting eight-metal Hindu alloy. The pinnacle served as a lightning deflector too. This pinnacle has been blindly assumed by many to be an Islamic crescent and star, or a lightning conductor installed by the British. This is a measure of the careless manner in which Indian history has been studied till now. Visually identifiable things like this pinnacle too have been misinterpreted with impunity. The flower top of the dome, below the pinnacle, is an unmistakable Hindu sign. A full scale figure of this pinnacle is inlaid in the eastern courtyard.






A close up of the upper portion of the pinnacle of the Taj Mahal, photographed from the parapet beneath the dome. The Hindu horizontal crescent and the coconut top together look like a trident from the garden level. Islamic crescents are always oblique. Moreover they are almost always complete circles leaving a little opening for a star. This Hindu pinnacle had all these centuries been misinterpreted as an Islamic crescent and star or a lightning conductor installed by the British. The word "Allah" etched here by Shahjahan is absent in the courtyard replica. The coconut, the bent mango leaves under it and the supporting Kalash (water pot) are exclusive Hindu motifs.








The full scale figure of the pinnacle on the dome has been inlaid on the red stone courtyard of the Taj Mahal. One may see it to the east at the foot of the riverside arch of the flanking building wrongly dubbed as Jamiat Khana (community hall) by Muslim usurpers. Such floor sketches in courtyards are a common Hindu trait. In Fatehpur Sikri it is the backgammon board which is sketched on a central courtyard. The coconut top and the bent mango leaves underneath, resting on a kalash (i.e. a water pot) is a sacred Hindu motif. Hindu shrines in the Himalayan foothills have identical pinnacles [especially noticed at Kedarnath, a prominent Shiva temple]. The eastern location of the sketch is also typically Hindu. The length measures almost 32 ft.







The apex of the lofty entrance arch on all four sides of the Taj Mahal bears this red lotus and white trident--indicating that the building originated as a Hindu temple. The Koranic lettering forming the middle strip was grafted after Shahjahan seized the building from Jaipur state's Hindu ruler.









 This is a riverside view of the Taj Mahal. The four storied marble structure above has under it these two stories reaching down to the river level. The 22 rooms shown in other photos are behind that line of arches seen in the middle. Each arch is flanked by Hindu lotus discs in white marble. Just above the ground level is the plinth. In the left corner of the plinth is a doorway indicating inside the plinth are many rooms sealed by Shahjahan. One could step out to the river bank from the door at the left. The 7th storey is surmised to be under the plinth below the ground because every ancient Hindu mansion had a basement. Excavation to reach the basement chamber should start under this door.




Most people content to see Mumtaz's grave inside the Taj fail to go to the rear riverside. This is the riverside view. From here one may notice that the four-storied marble structure on top has below it two more stories in red stone. Note the window aperture in the arch at the left. That indicates that there are rooms inside. Inside the row of arches in the upper part of the wall are 22 rooms. In addition to the four stories in marble, this one shows red stone arches in the 5th storey. The 6th storey lies in the plinth in the lower portion of the photo. In another photo a doorway would be seen in the left corner of the plinth, indicating the presence of apartments inside, from where one could emerge on the river for a bath.




These corridors at the approach of the Taj Mahal are typically Hindu. They may be seen in any ancient Hindu capital. Note the two octagonal tower cupolas at the right and left top. Only Hindus have special names for the eight directions and celestial guards assigned to each. Any octagonal feature in historic buildings should convince the visitor of their Hindu origin. Guards, palanquin bearers and other attendants resided in hundreds of rooms along numerous such corridors when the Taj Mahal was a Hindu temple palace. Thus the Taj was more magnificent and majestic before it was reduced to a sombre Islamic cemetery.


This Naqqar Khana alias Music House in the Taj Mahal garden is an incongruity if the Taj Mahal were an Islamic tomb. Close by on the right is the building which Muslims claim to be a mosque. The proximity of a mosque to the Music House is incongruous with Muslim tradition. In India, Muslims have a tradition of pelting stones on Hindu music processions passing over a mosque. Moreover a mausoleum needs silence. A dead person's repose is never to be disturbed. Who would then provide a band house for a dead Mumtaz? Contrarily Hindu temples and palaces have a music house because morning and evening Hindu chores begin to the sweet strains of sacred music.



Such are the rooms on the 1st floor of the marble structure of the Taj Mahal. The two staircases leading to this upper floor are kept locked and barred since Shahjahan's time. The floor and the marble walls of such upper floor rooms can be seen in the picture to have been stripped of its marble panels. Shahjahan used that uprooted marble from the upper floor for constructing graves and engraving the Koran because he did not know wherefrom to procure marble matching the splendour of the rest of the Taj Mahal. He was also so stingy as not to want to spend much even on converting a robbed Hindu temple into an Islamic mausoleum.




Such are the magnificent marble-paved, shining, cool, white bright rooms of the Taj Mahal temple palace's marble ground floor. Even the lower third portion of the walls is covered with magnificent marble mosaic. The doorway at the left looks suspiciously closed with a stone slab. One can perambulate through these rooms around the central octagonal sanctorum, now occupied by Mumtaz's fake grave. The aperture, seen through of the central door, enabled perambulating devotees to keep their eyes fixed on the Shiva Linga in the central chamber. Hindu Shiva Lingas are consecrated in two chambers, one above the other. Therefore, Shahjahan had to raise two graves in the name of Mumtaz--one in the marble basement and the other on the ground floor to desecrate and hide both the Shiva emblems from public view. [The famous Shiva temple in Ujjain also has an underground chamber for one of its Shiva-lingams.]




This is the Dhatura flower essential for Hindu Shiva worship. The flower is depicted in the shape of the sacred, esoteric Hindu incantation 'OM.' Embossed designs of this blooming 'OM' are drawn over the exterior of the octagonal central sanctorum of Shiva where now a fake grave in Mumtaz's has been planted. While perambulating around the central chamber one may see such 'OM' designs.







This staircase and another symmetrical one at the other end lead down to the storey beneath the marble platform. Visitors may go to the back of the marble plinth at the eastern or western end and descend down the staircase because it is open to the sky. But at the foot the archaeology department has set up an iron door which it keeps locked. Yet one may peep inside from the iron gate in the upper part of the door. Shahjahan had sealed even these two staircases. It was the British who opened them. But from Shahjahan's time the stories below and above the marble ground floor have been barred to visitors. We are still following Mogul dictates though long free from Mogul rule.







On the inner flank of the 22 locked rooms (in the secret storey in red stone below the marble platform) is this corridor about 12 ft. broad and 300 ft. long. Note the scallop design at the base of the plinth supporting the arches. This is the Hindu decoration which enables one to identify even a bare plinth.
















One of the 22 rooms in the secret storey underneath the marble plinth of the Taj Mahal. Many such features of the Taj remain unknown to the public so long as they see it only as a tomb. If the public knew how much it is missing in the Taj Mahal it will insist that the government unseal its many stories. Two doorways at either end of this corridor in the right side wall leading to inner apartments have been sealed by Shahjahan. If those doorways are opened, important evidence concealed inside by Shahjahan may come to light.










A corner of one of the 22 rooms in the secret storey immediately below the marble platform of the Taj Mahal. Note the strips of Hindu paint on the wall. The ventilator at the left, meant for air and light from the riverside, has been crudely walled up by Shahjahan. He did not bother even to plaster them. Had Shahjahan built the Taj as a mausoleum what was the purpose of the 22 rooms? And why are they kept locked and hidden from the public?



 One of the 22 locked rooms in the secret storey beneath the marble platform of the Taj Mahal. Strips of ancient Hindu paint are seen on the wall flanking the doorway. The niches above had paintings of Hindu idols, obviously rubbed off by Muslim desecraters. The rooms may be seen door within door in a row. If the public knew that the Taj Mahal is a structure hiding hundreds of rooms, they would insist on seeing the whole of it. At present they only peep into the grave chamber and walk away.






This esoteric Hindu design is painted on the ceiling of some of the 22 locked rooms in the secret storey below the marble platform of the Taj Mahal in Agra. Had Shahjahan built the Taj Mahal he would not have kept such elaborately painted rooms sealed and barred to the public. Even now one can enter these rooms only if one can influence the archaeology department to remove the locks.




A huge ventilator of one of the 22 rooms in a secret storey of the Taj, is seen here crudely sealed with unplastered bricks by Shahjahan. History has been so perverted and inverted that alien Muslims like Shahjahan who spoiled, damaged, desecrated and destroyed historic Hindu buildings, are being falsely paraded as great builders.








One of the 22 riverside rooms in a secret storey of the Taj Mahal, unknown to the public. Shahjahan, far from building the shining marble Taj, wantonly disfigured it. Here he has crudely walled up a doorway. Such imperial Mogul vandalism lies hidden from the public. This room is in the red stone storey immediately below the marble platform. Indian history has been turned topsy turvy in lauding destroyers as great builders.










Many such doorways of chambers in secret stories underneath the Taj Mahal have been sealed with brick and lime. Concealed inside could be valuable evidence such as Sanskrit inscriptions, Hindu idols, the original Hindu model of the Taj, the desecrated Shiva Linga, Hindu scriptures and temple equipment. Besides such sealed chambers there are many which are kept locked by the Government. The Public must raise its voice to have these opened or it should institute legal proceedings. Shree P. N. Sharma of Green Park, New Delhi who peeped through an aperture in these chambers in 1934 A.D. saw a pillared hall with images carved on the pillars.







Burharpur is a very ancient historic city on the Central Railway between Khandwa and Bhusawal junctions. Burhanpur and the nearby Asirgarh (fort) used to provide hospitality to Hindu royals proceeding north or south on pilgrimage, weddings or military expeditions. Barhanpur has many magnificent mansions which are currently being described as mosques and tombs of alien Islamic invaders. This building is one such ancient Hindu royal palace captured by the Moghuls. Mumtaz died here during her 14th delivery around 1630 A.D. while she and Shahjahan were camping here. She is said to be buried in a Hindu pavilion in front of this palace.



Mumtaz is supposed to be buried in this garden pavilion of the ancient Hindu palace (Ahu Mahal) 600 miles from Agra, in Burhanpur. Another version says that Mumtaz's corpse was kept here exposed to sun, rain, and wild beasts for six months. The date of her death, the date of her removal from Burhanpur to Agra, and the date of her assumed burial in the Taj Mahal are all unknown because the entire Taj Mahal-Mumtaz legend is a concoction from the beginning to end. [Mumtaz was only one of several hundred wives and women that Shahjahan kept in his harem.]



In a detail on the gate, we can see two elephant’s trunks, one on either side of the design, which would indicate Ganesh.










Inverted water-pots on top. Their number is always odd, 11 in this case, typical of the Vedic system. Notice also the cobra design in pairs below the gallery. Koranic inscriptions were a graffiti added by Shahjahan.










Wall decorations as we see here are typical Rajput style. There is also a balcony at first floor level.













Note the Trident within the lotus form at the apex. Both of which are Vedic references, the trident being connected with Lord Shiva.









The Veranda on the west side of the Entrance Gate. It was probably for public assemblies, discussions, teaching or chanting of Mantras.










Now you can see the "3" figure of the OM design within the carved marble flower, a definite Vedic design.











Conch shell decorations in marble carving next to the ventilation grill.

















We are now outside the Cenotaph Chamber. Note how the steps in plain marble break up the designs on the plinth wall. This means that they are not original.










The Cenotaph chamber with marble screen. The point is why have an octagonal screen around two graves? It is more likely to have been an area of where sacred activities once took place.








 The Cenotaph chamber with marble screen. The point is why have an octagonal screen around two graves? It is more likely to have been an area of where sacred activities once took place.









Replica of the pinnacle design of the top of the main dome as found in the garden.



















An early photo of Taj from the riverside clearly showing 2 levels of hidden basements. Vincent Smith published this photo in his book "History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon", in 1911. The earliest we find such photo was in 1844 in Sleeman’s book – "Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official". And yet no historian has ever been curious to go inside these basements.






Blue print of the Taj Mahal showing cross-section of Central Edifice in a book by J Fergusson in 1855. It clearly shows the hidden basements.











Here you can see, not far from the plinth of the Taj, the stairway that goes down to the 22 rooms. It is surrounded by the red sandstone railing.













Entrance to lower basement floor that is now bricked up.
















The timber door before it was sealed up with bricks. In 1974 American Professor Marvin Mills took a sample from this door for Carbon dating and concluded that the Taj Mahal pre-dates Shahjahan. After this revelation, the Government of India removed the timber doors and the openings were bricked up, as shown in the previous photo.










Here is a typical tower (Burj) that is in familiar Rajput style, not Islamic in any way.

















Stones for anchoring boats. On the North side of the Taj Mahal, there is a platform 3 ft 6 inches wide and it runs for the entire length. The platform also has embedded into it several stone rings for anchoring boats. In the photo we can see two such stones, one in the lower right front corner, the other further up the stream. This shows that the building was planned for facilitating boats for river transportation for the residents in the Taj. Again, these are not something you would need for a quiet or even vacant grave site. ALSO NOTE THE DESIGN.




Here is a copy of a page of the Badshahnama, the history of Shah Jahan, the so-called builder of the Taj Mahal. This is from the Government of India's National Archives, and available from the instituional libraries dealing with the medieval history of India.
This is supposed to have been written by the emperor's chronicler, the Mullah Abdul Hamid Lahori. It describes the site of the Taj Mahal as being full of majestic and lush gardens just south of the city (Agra). It goes on to say that the palace of Raja Mansingh, which was owned by his grandson Raja Jaisingh, was selected as the place for the burial of the queen Mumtaz. This means, of course, that Shah Jahan never built the Taj Mahal but only acquired it from the previous owner, who was Jaisingh.

Goddess Bhadrakali in the form of the Mother - Mandhachaleswari in the temple of Thirumandham Kunnilamma

Goddess Bhadrakali in the form of the Mother - Mandhachaleswari in the temple of Thirumandham Kunnilamma

आज़ादी आंदोलन के प्रेरणा पुरुष लाला लाजपत राय by चेतना प्रवाह

आज़ादी आंदोलन के प्रेरणा पुरुष लाला लाजपत राय
by चेतना प्रवाह

भारत की आजादी के आन्दोलन के प्रखर नेता लाला लाजपत राय का नाम ही देशवासियों में स्फूर्ति तथा प्रेरणा का संचार कराता है। अपने देश धर्म तथा संस्कृति के लिए उनमें जो प्रबल प्रेम तथा आदर था उसी के कारण वे स्वयं को राष्ट्र के लिए समर्पित कर अपना जीवन दे सके। भारत को स्वाधीनता दिलाने में उनका त्याग, बलिदान तथा देशभक्ति अद्वितीय और अनुपम थी। उनके बहुविधि क्रियाकलाप में साहित्य-लेखन एक महत्वपूर्ण आयाम है। वे ऊर्दू तथा अंग्रेजी के समर्थ रचनाकार थे। लालाजी का जन्म 28 जनवरी, 1865 को अपने ननिहाल के गाँव ढुंढिके (जिला फरीदकोट, पंजाब) में हुआ था। 

उनके पिता लाला राधाकृष्ण लुधियाना जिले के जगराँव कस्बे के निवासी अग्रवाल वैश्य थे। लाला राधाकृष्ण अध्यापक थे। लाजपतराय की शिक्षा पाँचवें वर्ष में आरम्भ हुई। 1880 में उन्होंने कलकत्ता तथा पंजाब विश्वविद्यायल से एंट्रेंस की परीक्षा एक वर्ष में पास की और आगे पढऩे के लिए लाहौर आये। यहाँ वे गर्वमेंट कालेज में प्रविष्ट हुए और 1982 में एफ0 ए0 की परीक्षा तथा मुख्यारी की परीक्षा साथ-साथ पास की। यहीं वे आर्यसमाज के सम्पर्क में आये और उसके सदस्य बन गये। लाला साँईदास आर्यसमाज के प्रति इतने अधिक समर्पित थे कि वे होनहार नवयुवकों को इस संस्था में प्रविष्ट करने के लिए सदा तत्पर रहते थे। स्वामी श्रद्धानन्द (तत्कालीन लाला मुंशीराम) को आर्यसमाज में लाने का श्रेय भी उन्हें ही है। 30 अक्टूबर, 1883 को जब अजमेर में ऋषि दयानन्द का देहान्त हो गया तो 9 नवम्बर, 1883 को लाहौर आर्यसमाज की ओर एक शोकसभा का आयोजन किया गया। इस सभा के अन्त में यह निश्चित हुआ कि स्वामी जी की स्मृति में एक ऐसे महाविद्यालय की स्थापना की जाये जिसमें वैदिक साहित्य, संस्कृति तथा हिन्दी की उच्च शिक्षा के साथ-साथ अंग्रेजी और पाश्चात्य ज्ञान -विज्ञान में भी छात्रों को दक्षता प्राप्त कराई जाये। 1886 में जब इस शिक्षण की स्थापना हुई तो आर्यसमाज के अन्य नेताओं के साथ लाला लाजपतराय का भी इसके संचालन में महत्त्वपूर्ण योगदान रहा तथा वे कालान्तर में डी0ए0वी0 कालेज, लाहौर के महान स्तम्भ बने।

वकालत के क्षेत्र में :- लाला लाजपतराय ने एक मुख्तार (छोटा वकील) के रूप में अपने मूल निवासस्थल जगराँव में ही वकालत आरम्भ कर दी थी; किन्तु यह कस्बा बहुत छोटा था, जहाँ उनके कार्य के बढऩे की अधिक सम्भावना नहीं थी, अत: वे रोहतक चले गये। रोहतक में 1885 में वकालत की परीक्षा उत्तीर्ण की, 1886 में वे हिसार आ गये। एक सफल वकील के रूप में 1892 तक वे यहीं रहे और इसी वर्ष लाहौर आये। तब से लाहौर ही उनकी सार्वजनिक गतिविधियों का केन्द्र बन गया। लालाजी ने अपने साथियों सहित सामाजिक हित की योजनाओं के कार्यान्वयन में योगदान किया किन्तु लाहौर आने पर वे आर्यसमाज के अतिरिक्त राजनैतिक आन्दोलन के साथ भी जुड़ गये। 1888 में वे प्रथम बार कांग्रेस के इलाहाबाद अधिवेशन में सम्मिलित हुए जिनकी अध्यक्षता मि0 जार्ज यूल ने की थी। 1906 में वे प0 गोपालकृष्ण गोखले के साथ कांग्रेस के एक शिष्टमण्डल के सदस्य के रूप में इंग्लैड गये। यहाँ से वे अमेरिका चले गये। उन्होंने कई बार विदेश यात्राएँ की और वहाँ रहकर पश्चिमी देशों के समक्ष भारत की राजनैतिक परिस्थिति की वास्तविकता से वहां के लोगों को परिचित कराया तथा उन्हें स्वाधीनता आन्दोलन की जानकारी दी। लाला लाजपतराय ने अपने सहयोगियों-लोकमान्य तिलक तथा विपिनचन्द्र पाल के साथ मिलकर कांग्रेस में उग्र विचारों का प्रवेश कराया। 1885 में अपनी स्थापना से लेकर लगभग बीस वर्षो तक कांग्रेस ने एक राजभवन संस्था का चरित्र बनाये रखा था। इसके नेतागण वर्ष में एक बार बड़े दिन की छुट्टियों में देश के किसी नगर में एकत्रित होने और विनम्रता पूर्वक शासनों के सूत्रधारों (अंग्रेजी) से सरकारी उच्च सेवाओं में भारतीयों को अधिकाधिक संख्या में प्रविष्ट युगराज के भारत-आगमन पर उनका स्वागत करने का प्रस्ताव आया तो लालाजी ने उनका डटकर विरोध किया। कांग्रेस के मंच ये यह अपनी किस्म का पहला तेजस्वी भाषण हुआ जिसमें देश की अस्मिता प्रकट हुई थी। 1907 में जब पंजाब के किसानों में अपने अधिकारों को लेकर चेतना उत्पन्न हुई तो सरकार का क्रोध लालाजी तथा सरदार अजीतसिंह (शहीद भगतसिंह के चाचा) पर उमड़ पड़ा और इन दोनों देशभक्त नेताओं को देश से निर्वासित कर उन्हें पड़ोसी देश बर्मा के मांडले नगर में नजरबंद कर दिया, किन्तु देशवासियों द्वारा सरकार के इस दमनपूर्ण कार्य का प्रबल विरोध किये जाने पर सरकार को अपना यह आदेश वापस लेना पड़ा। लालाजी पुन: स्वदेश आये और देशवासियों ने उनका भावभीना स्वागत किया। लालाजी के राजनैतिक जीवन की कहानी अत्यन्त रोमांचक तो है ही, भारतीयों को स्वदेश-हित के लिए बलिदान तथा महान् त्याग करने की प्रेरणा भी देती है।

जन-सेवा के कार्य :- लालाजी केवल राजनैतिक नेता और कार्यकर्ता ही नहीं थे। उन्होंने जन सेवा का भी सच्चा पाठ पढ़ा था। जब 1896 तथा 1899 (इसे राजस्थान में छप्पन का अकाल कहते हैं, क्योंकि यह विक्रम का 1956 का वर्ष था) में उत्तर भारत में भयंकर दुष्काल पड़ा तो लालाजी ने अपने साथी लाला हंसराज के सहयोग से अकालपीडि़त लोगों को सहायता पहुँचाई। जिन अनाथ बच्चों को ईसाई पादरी अपनाने के लिए तैयार थे और अन्तत: जो उनका धर्म-परिवर्तन करने के इरादे रखते थे उन्हें इन मिशनरियों के चुंगुल से बचाकर फीरोजपुर तथा आगरा के आर्य अनाथलायों में भेजा। 1905 में कांगड़ा (हिमाचल प्रदेश) में भयंकर भूकम्प आया। उस समय भी लालाजी सेवा-कार्य में जुट गये और डी0ए0वी0 कालेज लाहौर के छात्रों के साथ भूकम्प-पीडि़तों को राहत प्रदान की।

1907-08 में उड़ीसा मध्यप्रदेश तथा संयुक्त प्रान्त (वर्तमान उत्तर प्रदेश) से भी भयंकर दुर्भिक्ष पड़ा और लालाजी को पीडितों की सहायता के लिए आगे आना पड़ा। पुन: राजनैतिक आन्दोलन में 1907 के सूरत के प्रसिद्ध कांग्रेस अधिवेशन में लाला लाजपतराय ने अपने सहयोगियों के द्वारा राजनीति में गरम दल की विचारधारा का सूत्रपात कर दिया था और जनता को यह विश्वास दिलाने में सफल हो गये थे कि केवल प्रस्ताव पास करने और गिड़गिड़ाने से स्वतंत्रता मिलने वाली नहीं है। हम यह देख चुके हैं कि जनभावना को देखते हुए अंग्रेजों को उनके देश-निर्वासन को रद्द करना पड़ा था। वे स्वदेश आये और पुन: स्वाधीनता के संघर्ष में जुट गये। प्रथम विश्वयुद्ध (1914-18) के दौरान वे एक प्रतिनिधि मण्डल के सदस्य के रूप में पुन: इंग्लैंड गये और देश की आजादी के लिए प्रबल जनमत जागृत किया। वहाँ से वे जापान होते हुए अमेरिका चले गये और स्वाधीनता-प्रेमी अमेरिकावासियों के समक्ष भारत की स्वाधीनता का पथ प्रबलता से प्रस्तुत किया। यहाँ इण्डियन होम रूल लीग की स्थापना की तथा कुछ ग्रन्थ भी लिखे। 20 फरवरी, 1920 को जब वे स्वदेश लौटे तो अमृतसर में जलियावाला बाग काण्ड हो चुका था और सारा राष्ट्र असन्तोष तथा क्षोभ की ज्वाला में जल रहा था। इसी बीच महात्मा गांधी ने सहयोग आन्दोलन आरम्भ किया तो लालाजी पूर्ण तत्परता के साथ इस संघर्ष में जुट गये। 1920 में ही वे कलकत्ता में आयोजित कांग्रेस के विशेष अधिवेशन के अध्यक्ष बने। उन दिनों सरकारी शिक्षण संस्थानों के बहिस्कार विदेशी वस्त्रों के त्याग, अदालतों का बहिष्कार, शराब के विरुद्ध आन्दोलन, चरखा और खादी का प्रचार जैसे कार्यक्रमों को कांग्रेस ने अपने हाथ में ले रखा था, जिसके कारण जनता में एक नई चेतना का प्रादुर्भाव हो चला था।

इसी समय लालाजी को कारावास का दण्ड मिला, किन्तु खराब स्वास्थ्य के कारण वे जल्दी ही रिहा कर दिये गये। 1924 में लालाजी कांग्रेस के अन्तर्गत ही बनी स्वराज्य पार्टी में शामिल हो गये और केन्द्रीय धारा सभा (सेंटल असेम्बली) के सदस्य चुन लिए गये। जब उनका पं0 मोतीलाल नेहरू से कतिपय राजनैतिक प्रश्नों पर मतभेद हो गया तो उन्होंने नेशनलिस्ट पार्टी का गठन किया और पुन: असेम्बली में पहुँच गये। अन्य विचारशील नेताओं की भाँति लालाजी भी कांग्रेस में दिन-प्रतिदिन बढऩे वाली मुस्लिम तुष्टीकरण की नीति से अप्रसन्नता अनुभव करते थे, इसलिए स्वामी श्रद्धानन्द तथा पं0 मदनमोहन मालवीय के सहयोग से उन्होंने हिन्दू महासभा के कार्य को आगे बढ़ाया। 1925 में उन्हें हिन्दू महासभा के कलकत्ता अधिवेशन का अध्यक्ष भी बनाया गया। ध्यातव्य है कि उन दिनों हिन्दू महासभा का कोई स्पष्ट राजनैतिक कार्यक्रम नहीं था और वह मुख्य रूप से हिन्दू संगठन, अछूतोद्धार, शुद्धि जैसे सामाजिक कार्यक्रमों में ही दिलचस्पी लेती थी। इसी कारण कांग्रेस से उसे थोड़ा भी विरोध नहीं था। यद्यपि संकीर्ण दृष्टि से अनेक राजनैतिक कर्मी लालाजी के हिन्दू महासभा में रुचि लेने से नाराज भी हुए किन्तु उन्होंने इसकी कभी परवाह नहीं की और वे अपने कर्तव्यपालन में ही लगे रहे।

जीवन संध्या 1928 में जब अंग्रेजों द्वारा नियुक्त साइमन भारत आया तो देश के नेताओं ने उसका बहिस्कार करने का निर्णय लिया। 30 अक्टूबर, 1928 को कमीशन लाहौर पहुँचा तो जनता के प्रबल प्रतिशोध को देखते हुए सरकार ने धारा 144 लगा दी। लालाजी के नेतृत्व में नगर के हजारों लोग कमीशन के सदस्यों को काले झण्डे दिखाने के लिए रेलवे स्टेशन पहुँचे और ‘साइमन वापस जाओÓ के नारों से आकाश गुँजा दिया। इस पर पुलिस को लाठीचार्ज का आदेश मिला। उसी समय अंग्रेज सार्जेंट साण्डर्स ने लालाजी की छाती पर लाठी का प्रहार किया जिससे उन्हें सख्त चोट पहुँची। उसी सायं लाहौर की एक विशाल जनसभा में एकत्रित जनता को सम्बोधित करते हुए नरकेसरी लालाजी ने गर्जना करते हुए कहा-मेरे शरीर पर पडी़ लाठी की प्रत्येक चोट अंग्रेजी साम्राज्य के कफन की कील का काम करेगी। इस दारुण प्रहात से आहत लालाजी ने अठारह दिन तक विषम ज्वर पीड़ा भोगकर 17 नवम्बर 1928 को परलोक के लिए प्रस्थान किया।

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About Vrndavan Brannon Parker

About Vrndavan Brannon Parker

Vrndavan Brannon Parker is a Vedic researcher and historian. He has contributed essays to multiple publications for more than ten years and specializes in multi-media presentations with a focus on generating the interest and attention of the general public.

Vrndavan attended Vedic Gurukula schools for 10 years where he studied Sanskrit, Hindi, Puranas, Upanishads, Bhagavad-Gita, Indian History, Math and English. He attended Bhaktivedanta Gurukula in Vrindavan, India (Uttar Pradesh) from the age of 9 to 12. He received direct Harinam initiation from Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on Oct 23, 1977 and the Gayatri Mantra from Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Maharaj of the Caitanya Saraswat Math in 1992. 

His experiences from a young age imprinted him in such a way that he has always held a deep seated interest in and been connected to Indian history and culture. This led him to the inception of his own production and research company, Vedic Empire, founded in 1996.

Vrndavan has been researching and publicly presenting papers on Vedic historical and cross-cultural connections since 1996. His main focus has been on highlighting the similarities between the ancient cultures and civilizations around the world and defining their Vedic roots. Vrndavan stresses the importance of recognizing Hinduism as the world's longest and most contiguous ancient culture stemming from the Vedic scriptures. He has written numerous essays on the subject and firmly states his opinion that Hinduism and Vedic knowledge and practices hold the key to solving many global problems on a social, economic, ecological, political, and religious level.

Vrndavan dedicates his time to working with organizations that promote Vedic Dharma. He holds the distinction as a founding member of WAVES (World Association for Vedic Studies), VFA (Vedic Friends Association) and AVA, the Latin American branch of VFA. Vrndavan is also a Co-founder of Arise Arjuna Foundation and is a member of the Indian-American Friendship Council.

He is also the author of 'Orissa in the Crossfire-Kandhamal Burning', 'Harvest of Hate-Kandhamal in Crossfire' and the soon to be published 'The Serpent, the Eagle, the Lion and the Disc'.

Website

http://www.vedicempire.com

http://www.myspace.com/vedicempire

Matho Mathis || Enter The World Of Binaries: Color and Speed Of Light - Vedic Science

Matho Mathis || Enter The World Of Binaries: Color and Speed Of Light - Vedic Science: Vedic science is a great treasure of knowledge in the form of Vedas, Upanishads & Samhitas. Ancient Rishis proved the various scientific the...

Color and Speed Of Light - Vedic Science

Vedic science is a great treasure of knowledge in the form of Vedas, Upanishads & Samhitas. Ancient Rishis proved the various scientific theories based on Vedic science; since more than thousands of year ago.

In Vedic literature, there are so many verses that explain the theory of universe, Astrology, Engineering, Medicine, Telegraphy, Metallurgy, Chemistry and Life sciences. We should regretful to great rishis who founded a root of knowledge in form of Vedas & Upanishads and scattered this knowledge across the world.

Religion and science both search for logical reasons for the existence of divine universe & life. The Sanskrit meaning of word Veda is “unite - that which is given " OR UNIFICATION, and Rig means logic or reason, hence Rig-Veda stands for UNIFICATION BY LOGIC. All verses of Rig Veda are given in logical manner. Each verse is a complete holistic theorem in itself and contains a numerical solution to the mathematical theorem imbedded in the descriptive wording .

In Rig veda, light is explained as a sorce of energy or source of our life. Nature of light as a wave or as a particle was not come into picture till late into the modern age, but in Rig Veda it is clearly mentioned that

"Seven horses draw the chariot of the sun, tied by snakes". Rig-veda 5. 45. 9

Above poetic verse speaks about the nature of light as being composed of 7 rays and the snake symbolizes it's curved path. Now, these colors are actually described as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, Indigo and violet in the yoga sutras and the Vedic Upanishads.

These colors was not discovered in western science till

Newton (4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727 ) experimented to split light into it's 7 colors by a prism.

Speed of light according to Rig-Veda:

The speed of light, (defined as 299 792 458metres/s) is a universal constant which was often believed to be impossible to breach. However it is now known that the speed of light is approximately 41.7 miles an hour (sometimes inaccurately rounded up to 42 m/h).The simplest and most successful attempt to measure the speed of light was performed by Max Planck, Different physicists have tried to measure the speed of light throughout history.

Galileo attempted to measure the speed of light in the seventeenth century. An early experiment to measure the speed of light was conducted by Ole Rømer, a Danish physicist, in 1676. Rømer calculated that light takes about 22 minutes to traverse the diameter of Earth's orbit. Unfortunately, its size was not known at that time. If Ole had known the diameter of the Earth's orbit, he would have calculated a speed of 227,000,000 m/s.

In Rigveda, following sloka’s state about the speed of light which is nearly about of modern value of 186,282.397 miles / seconds:

“Yojananam Dwe Dwe Shate Dwe Cha Yojane

Aken Nimishardhena Krammana Namostute” (Rig-veda I,50-4)

In the verse Sun light speed is measured with the help of units called Yojan & Nimesha.This verse explain that sunlight moves 2202 Yojans in Half Nimish.

Taranir Vishvadarshato Jyotishkrdasi Surya |

Vishvamaa Bhaasirochanam ||

Meaning:

Oh Sun! (You) overwhelm all in speed, visible to all, source of light. (You) shine pervading the Universe.

Rigvedic commentary, Sayanacarya who was a minister in the court of Bukka of the great Vijayanagar Empire of Karnataka in South India (in early 14th century) says:

Tatha Ca Smaryate Yojananam. Sahasre Dve Dve Sate Dve Ca Yojane

Ekena Nimishardhena Kramaman.

Meaning :

“It is remembered here that Sun (light) traverses 2,202 yojanas in half a nimisha”

Sayanacarya’s Calculation for Speed of light (The commentary on the Rig-veda by Sayana (c. 13 15-1387), a minister and scholar par excellence in the court of King Bukka I of the Vijayanagar Empire in South India):

In the Vedas, Yojana is a unit of distance and Nimisha is a unit of time.

Distance travelled =2202 Yojanas

1 Yojana = 9 miles, 110 Yards =21,144.705 miles (Apprx)

Time taken 1/2 nimesha = 0.114286 seconds(Apprx)

Speed of light= 185,016.169 miles / seconds.

Modern Value= 186,282.397 miles / seconds.

Modern science claims the speed of light to be aproximately 186,282.397 miles / seconds

This Sukta is attributed to the son of Kanva Maharshi and is prescribed for use in two different occasions - in Suryeshti sacrifice (a ritual to please the Sun God)

Unit of Time: Nimesa

Nimesa Definition as per Moksha dharma parva of Shanti Parva in Mahabharata

15 Nimisha = 1 Kastha

30 Kashta = 1 Kala

30.3 Kala = 1 Muhurta

30 Muhurtas = 1 Diva-Ratri (Day-Night) One Day-Night = 24 hours

Unit of Distance: Yojana

Yojana Definition as per “Vishnu Purana”

10 ParamAnus = 1 Parasúkshma

10 Parasúkshmas = 1 Trasarenu

10 Trasarenus = 1 Mahírajas 10 Mahírajas= 1 Bálágra 10 Bálágra = 1 Likhsha 10 Likhsha= 1 Yuka 1o Yukas = 1 Yavodara 10 Yavodaras = 1 Yava 10 Yava = 1 Angula

6 fingers = 1 Pada

2 Padas = 1 Vitasti

2 Vitasti = 1 Hasta

4 Hastas = a Dhanu, a Danda, or pauruSa (a man’s height), or 2 Nárikás = 6 feet

2000 Dhanus = 1 Gavyuti = 12000 feet

4 Gavyutis = 1 Yojana = 9.09 miles

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Color and speed of light || continued

It says sun light travels 2202 Yojanas in a half Nimesa. Yojana is an ancient unit of length. Arthasastra defines it as being equal to 8,000 dhanus, which is equivalent to 9 miles. A nimesa is an ancient unit of time that is equal to 16/75 seconds.

Matho Mathis || Enter The World Of Binaries: Taj Mahal =Tejo Mahalaya ? : Truth Behind Taj Maha...

Matho Mathis || Enter The World Of Binaries: Taj Mahal =Tejo Mahalaya ? : Truth Behind Taj Maha...: The world famous Tajmahal is a glaring instance. For all the time, money and energy that people over the world spend in visiting the Tajmaha...

Taj Mahal =Tejo Mahalaya ? : Truth Behind Taj Mahal - Part 1

The world famous Tajmahal is a glaring instance. For all the time, money and energy that people over the world spend in visiting the Tajmahal, they are dished out of concoction. Contrary to what visitors are made to believe the Tajmahal is not a Islamic mausoleum but an ancient Shiva Temple known as Tejo Mahalaya which the 5th generation moghul emperor Shahjahan commandeered from the then Maharaja of Jaipur.

The Tajmahal, should therefore, be viewed as a temple palace and not as a tomb. That makes a vast difference. You miss the details of its size, grandeur, majesty and beauty when you take it to be a mere tomb. When told that you are visiting a temple palace you wont fail to notice its annexes, ruined defensive walls, hillocks, moats, cascades, fountains, majestic garden, hundreds of rooms archaded verendahs, terraces, multi stored towers, secret sealed chambers, guest rooms, stables, the trident (Trishul) pinnacle on the dome and the sacred, esoteric Hindu letter "OM" carved on the exterior of the wall of the sanctum sanctum now occupied by the cenotaphs.

Let us start with a some points and try to cover as much as possible in subsequent chapters/articles:

NAME:

1. The term Tajmahal itself never occurs in any mogul court paper or chronicle even in Aurangzeb's time. The attempt to explain it away as Taj-i-mahal.

2. The ending "Mahal"is never muslim because in none of the muslim countries around the world from Afghanistan to Algeria is there a building known as "Mahal".

3. The unusual explanation of the term Tajmahal derives from Mumtaz Mahal, who is buried in it, is illogical in at least two respects viz., firstly her name was never Mumtaj Mahal but Mumtaz-ul-Zamani and secondly one cannot omit the first three letters "Mum" from a woman's name to derive the remainder as the name of the building.

4. Since the lady's name was Mumtaz (ending with 'Z') the name of the building derived from her should have been Taz Mahal, if at all, and not Taj (spelled with a 'J').

5. Several European visitors of Shahjahan's time allude to the building as Taj-e-Mahal is almost the correct tradition, age old Sanskrit name Tej-o-Mahalaya, signifying a Shiva temple. Contrarily Shahjahan and Aurangzeb scrupulously avoid using the Sanskrit term and call it just a holy grave.

6. The tomb should be understood to signify NOT A BUILDING but only the grave or cenotaph inside it. This would help people to realize that all dead muslim courtiers and royalty including Humayun, Akbar, Mumtaz, Etmad-ud-Daula and Safdarjang have been buried in capture Hindu mansions and temples.

7. Moreover, if the Taj is believed to be a burial place, how can the term Mahal, i.e., mansion apply to it?

8. Since the term Taj Mahal does not occur in mogul courts it is absurd to search for any mogul explanation for it. Both its components namely, 'Taj' and' Mahal' are of Sanskrit origin.

TEMPLE TRADITION:

9. The term Taj Mahal is a corrupt form of the sanskrit term Tejo Mahalay signifying a Shiva Temple. Agreshwar Mahadev i.e., The Lord of Agra was consecrated in it.

10.The tradition of removing the shoes before climbing the marble platform originates from pre Shahjahan times when the Taj was a Shiva Temple. Had the Taj originated as a tomb, shoes need not have to be removed because shoes are a necessity in a cemetery.

11. Visitors may notice that the base slab of the cenotaph is the marble basement in plain white while its superstructure and the other three cenotaphs on the two floors are covered with inlaid creeper designs. This indicates that the marble pedestal of the Shiva idol is still in place and Mumtaz's cenotaphs are fake?

12. The pitchers carved inside the upper border of the marble lattice plus those mounted on it number 108-a number sacred in Hindu Temple tradition.

13. There are persons who are connected with the repair and the maintenance of the Taj who have seen the ancient sacred Shiva Linga and other idols sealed in the thick walls and in chambers in the secret, sealed red stone stories below the marble basement. The Archaeological Survey of India is keeping discretely, politely and diplomatically silent about it to the point of dereliction of its own duty to probe into hidden historical evidence.

14.In India there are 12 Jyotirlingas i.e., the outstanding Shiva Temples. The Tejo mahalaya alias The Tajmahal appears to be one of them known as Nagnatheshwar since its parapet is girdled with Naga, i.e., Cobra figures. Ever since Shahjahan's capture of it the sacred temple has lost its Hindudom.

15. The famous Hindu treatise on architecture titled Vishwakarma Vastushastra mentions the 'Tej-Linga' amongst the Shivalingas i.e., the stone emblems of Lord Shiva, the Hindu deity. Such a Tej Linga was consecrated in the Taj Mahal, hence the term Taj Mahal alias Tejo Mahalaya.

16. Agra city, in which the Taj Mahal is located, is an ancient center of Shiva worship. Its orthodox residents have through ages continued the tradition of worshiping at five Shiva shrines before taking the last meal every night especially during the month of Shravan. During the last few centuries the residents of Agra had to be content with worshipping at only four prominent Shiva temples viz., Balkeshwar, Prithvinath, Manakameshwar and Rajarajeshwar. They had lost track of the fifth Shiva deity which their forefathers worshipped. Apparently the fifth was Agreshwar Mahadev Nagnatheshwar i.e., The Lord Great God of Agra, The Deity of the King of Cobras, consecrated in the Tejo mahalay alias Tajmahal.

17. The people who dominate the Agra region are Jats. Their name of Shiva is Tejaji. The Jat special issue of The Illustrated Weekly of India (June 28,1971) mentions that the Jats have the Teja Mandirs i.e., Teja Temples. This is because Teja-Linga is among the several names of the Shiva Lingas. From this it is apparent that the Taj - Mahal is Tejo - Mahalaya, The Great Abode of Tej.

More To Be Continued...

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