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Inside the Taj Mahal
Inside the Taj Mahal
The interior of the mausoleum comprises a lofty central chamber, a crypt
immediately below this and four octagonal corner rooms originally intended
to house the graves of other royal family members.
In the centre
are the cenotaphs of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal. Shah Jahan's cenotaph is
to the left and is higher than that of his beloved which rests immediately
below the dome.
The cenotaph of Mumtaz Mahal stands in the
centre of the marble screen, it has inscribed on it in Persian with texts
from the Koran. The cenotaph of Mumtaz has the single epitaph inscribed on
it- "Marqad Munavvar Arjumand Bano Begum Mukhatib bah Mumtaz Mahal
Tanifiyat fer sanh 1040 Hijri" (Here lies Arjumand Bano Begum called
Mumtaz Mahal who di((d in 1040 A.H. or 1630 A.D.)
The cenotaph of Shah Jahan is inscribed in Persian- .'Marqad Mutahar Aali
Hazrat Firdaus Ashiyani Sahib-qiran Saani Shah Jahan Badshah taab surah sanh
1076 Hijri" (The sacred sepulchre of his most exalted Majesty, dweller
of Paradise, the second lord of constellations, the king Shah Jahan, may his
mausoleum ever flourish, 1076 A.H. (1666 A.D.).
Above the tombs
is a Cairene lamp, the flame of which is supposed to never burn out.
Marble screen of trelliswork surrounds the graves. Both tombs are
exquisitely inlaid with semiprecious stones.
The acoustics of
the building are superb with the domed ceiling being designed to echo chants
from Koran and musician's melodies.
It is suggested that one
walk around the outside of the tomb, before retrieving your shoes, to
appreciate it from all sides.
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