Agra, Nov 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has decided to probe the authenticity of a viral video purportedly showing a man offering 'namaz' with a woman sitting alongside him in garden area said to be inside the Taj Mahal premises.
Raj Kumar Patel, the superintending archaeologist for Agra circle of ASI, said: "We have come across a purported video going viral wherein a man is seen offering namaz in the area said to be the premises of the Taj Mahal.
"However, there is no certainty about the authenticity of the video particularly because none of our staff at Taj Mahal saw such happening. I was also present on Taj Mahal premises on Sunday but came across no such incident."
The ASI official further said: "We are probing the matter as there is prohibition on offering 'namaz' on the Taj premises and it is only on masjid premises within the Taj Mahal compound where 'namaz' is offered every Friday, that too, by locals around Taj Mahal allocated passes."
He said that the security check at the monument had been strengthened, especially on days when visitor turnout is much more than routine to avert such happenings on Taj Mahal premises.
Right wing Hindu activists have been protesting such incidents as they claim that the Taj Mahal was originally a Shiv temple called Tejo Mahalaya.
Source: IANS
About Gopi
Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.
He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.
When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.
He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz