Whoever sees the Taj Mahal, a symbol of love, only one word comes out of his mouth – ‘Wow’. The beauty of the Taj Mahal, built by 22 thousand laborers in 22 years, remains the same even after 366 years. Seeing the Taj Mahal, this question arises in the minds of many people that how has this building remained so beautiful for so many years and how could it have been built. But do you know that the workers used a special technique to make this symbol of love. For which several tonnes of jaggery was also required.
Why was jaggery used in the Taj Mahal?
Actually, the process of construction of the Taj Mahal started in 1631 AD and it was completed in 1648. 38 special stones have been used in its construction. At the same time, more than a thousand elephants were working hard day and night to carry the materials for its construction. In such a situation, to make this building special, a special type of coating was used in its construction, which was prepared from several tons of jaggery. Yes, you are reading it right, the special coating that was used to strengthen the building was prepared from jute, pebbles, jaggery, curd, Belgiri water and urad dal. Through which the stones were glued together.
Now you must be wondering how much it would have cost to build this building, then let us tell you that according to an estimate, Rs 32 lakh was spent in building it at that time. Which is equal to Rs 52,800 crore in today’s time. The Taj Mahal is a fine example of Parsi and Islamic art. For its magnificent artwork, it was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1983.