Taj Mahal or Shiva Temple ‘Tejo Mahalaya’? Tracing Roots of Row as Right-Wing Outfits Stake Claim to Monument of Love

The Tejo Mahalaya claim was first made by historian PN Oak who argued that the Taj was a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, built in the 4th century by Raja Paramardi Dev, and taken over by Shah Jahan, who converted it into a mausoleum