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A petition was filed in the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench requesting that the Archaeological Survey of India investigate the 22 closed doors of the Taj Mahal to determine the presence of Hindu deity idols.
The Archaeological Survey of India was asked to form a fact-finding committee and submit a report (ASI). According to the petition, the idols of Hindu deities are locked up behind the closed doors.
The petition also mentioned claims by historians and Hindu groups that the monument is an old Shiv Temple.
"Some Hindu Groups and reputable Sants are claiming this monument as old Shiv Temple supported by many historians and facts however many Historian believes it as Taj Mahal build up by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan. Some people also believe that Tejo Mahalaya @ Taj Mahal appears to be one of the Jyotirling i.e. the outstanding Siva Temples," the plea stated.
"It is respectfully submitted that there are certain rooms situated in upper and lower portions (approx.22 rooms) of four storied building which is permanently locked and many Historian like P N Oak and crores of Hindu Worshiper strongly believes that in those lock rooms temple of Lord Shiva is present," it further stated.
Citing an RTI filed to the ASI regarding the reason behind the doors closed in Taj Mahal, the plea stated "in the Reply by the department of Archaeological Survey of India, Agra it was said that due to security reasons those doors are locked."
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