A female activist from a right-wing group was arrested on Monday for conducting a water ritual and raising a saffron flag at the Taj Mahal, claiming that the monument was originally a Shiva temple.

An upcoming movie from India’s Hindi language film industry — known as Bollywood — claiming that the iconic Taj Mahal is a Hindu temple has caused a heated debate among scholars and netizens. The Taj ...

The courtroom drama has Bollywood veteran Paresh Rawal playing a tourist guide who files a case arguing the Taj Mahal is not a Mughal tomb but “a repurposed Shiva temple.” In one of the film’s most ...

For much of the world, the Taj Mahal is a place of wonder. By far the most famous monument in India, it is visited by diplomats and romanticized in films. Its origin story — built by a 17th-century ...

The internet and a new film have breathed life into old conspiracy theories about one of the world’s most famous landmarks. The internet and a new film have breathed life into old conspiracy theories ...