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Taj Mahal Legends: Is there a third set of graves? |
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The Taj Mahal consists of seven floors with its base or plinth at the level of the riverbed. The courtyard level through which the modern day visitor enters is actually the fourth level.
The second and third floors can be clearly seen from the image below. This is the riverside view of the Taj Mahal. The door on the left side of the image opens up to the river bed.
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Two floors with doorways which have now been blocked |
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Doors leading to the basement have been blocked by concrete |
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It is said that there is a corridor near the cenotaphs which leads to a staircase. The stairs go down to another hidden level. It is said that the actual grave of the empress was buried here. The two cenotaphs are just that, and the real body was kept in the bottom chambers away from the prying eyes of the common man. This was a common Mughal tradition; to have more a grave and a separate cenotaph. This was a widely popular tradition with the Mughal period emperors including Akbar.
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