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Taj Mahal Taj Mahal the wonder of the modern world , is one most popular mausoleum of Asia.Every person who  came to India must visit Taj Mahal " Dream in White Marble ". It was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his most loveable wife Mumtaz Mahal in 1648 A.D at Agra. Construction began in 1631 A.D and was competed in 22 years by 20,000 workers and Architects . The principal Architect of Taj Mahal was Ustad Ahmad Lahauri , Abd-ul-Karim and Makramat Khan.It was built on the bank of river Yamuna , in the south of Agra.The TAj mahal was constructed using materials form all over the Indian sub continent .While marble from Makrana , Rajasthan , Jasper from Punjab, crystal from China.The turquoise was from Tibet and Lapis Lazuli from Afghanistan and carnelian from Arabia. Sculptors and calligraphers are called from Bukhara, Syria and Persia.This Grand design was completed in 1648 A.D.The Taj Mahal incorporates Persian architecture and Mughal Architect...

Sikhism is newest in the tradition of religions in India. It is founded in 15th Century by Guru Nanak Dev. It continued to develop with ten successive gurus .Guru Nanak was the first in this tradition .He opposed all the social evils prevailed at that time in society.Guru Nanak warned against hypocrisy and falsehood saying that these are pervasive in humanity and that religious actions can also be in vain. He emphasizes on the purity of heart and prayer towards ek onkar satnam . Guru Nanak Dev traveled thousands of kilometer towards Bengal , Assam , Tamil Nadu , Kashmir , Ladakh , Tibet , Baghdad ,Mecca and Median in Arabian Peninsula .  After Guru Nanak ,Guru Angad became next guru of Sikh community .He invented the Gurmukhi script and developed it .The scripture of the Guru Granth Sahib Ji is weitten in Gurmukhi . Next in this Guru tradition comes Guru Amar Das , he take a aim to fight against caste restrictions and untouchability .He also completely abolished the tra...

With the Rise of Islam in India , there comes another wonderful philosophical heritage  to India ,Sufism in late 1000 A.D . Sufism is the Mystical , Liberal and Popular form of Islam. Various Sufi Silsila came to India and become very popular in India.  Indian Culture and Heritage always welcomed all the Great Traditions and  Philosophies of the world . The most important Silsila in India are Shadhiliyya ,Chishtiyyah , Naqshbandiyyah , Qudiriyyah and  Suharwardiyya .Chishti Silsila is the most popular silsila in India and introduced by Khwaha Moinuddin Chishti .After him Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki , Fariduddin Ganjshakar and Nizamuddin Auliya were main Saints of Chishti Silsila.Other Sufi Silsila were also popular but not as Chishti because of  liberal and popular teaching of Chisti .Today Sufi Dargha are respected by  not only by Muslims but also by all other religions of India . Today ,Sufi Dargha are the example of Secular Character of India...

 Concept of Maya (illusion ) is given by the great Indian  Philosopher,Teacher ,Saint  Adi Shankarcharya in 9th Century A.D. in his Advaita Philosophy. One the Greatest philosophies after Buddha and Mahavira. Maya means illusion which restrict all the organisms of the universe to see the ultimate reality "The Brahama " " The one ". Adi Shankarcharya Maya is as real as physical world but it is not Truth , actually it is curtain that hide The truth . When we observe the world we saw differences in physical , mental , ideological , conceptual existence on every plane, in every dimension , Maya creates an illusion of duality but the Truth is always behind Maya . The world as we think is just a reflection  created by Maya ,All our relations , dreams , aspirations , ideologies and life is just a Grand Design of illusion ...We live ....We love ....We hate ...And We die in this illusion ( Even our death is also a biggest Il...