Unveiling Taj Mahal's Secrets: Color Changes, Black Taj Myth, and Hidden Tombs

• The Taj Mahal's marble changes color with sunlight, appearing pink in the morning, dazzling white at midday, and golden under a full moon.
• The popular belief that Shah Jahan cut off workers' hands is a myth; historians confirm many sculptors worked on other Mughal structures.
• Speculation exists about Shah Jahan's unfulfilled dream of a 'Black Taj Mahal' across the Yamuna River, but no evidence supports it.
• The visible tombs of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal are replicas; their actual tombs are in a secret underground chamber, inaccessible to tourists.
• Claims by some Hindu fundamentalists that the Taj Mahal was originally a Shiva temple ('Tejo Mahalaya') with hidden deities in sealed rooms lack strong evidence, according to ASI investigations.