From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #11458 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Saturday, May 27 2023 Volume 14 : Number 11458 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Top secret digestion research reveals dark secret ["Digestive Enzymes" Subject: Top secret digestion research reveals dark secret Top secret digestion research reveals dark secret http://healnsoothes.shop/zlXuo9Bk86Jp5t0Y0i1XzVyZkWGQNBcR8ziyPYmi16iskYjA6Q http://healnsoothes.shop/2NwhEUWIV7c4xJgwwOoTnDlF7zK1SaQInSNqp2eRAJfsSdNSMg A site was chosen on the banks of the Yamuna River on the southern edge of Agra and purchased from Raja Jai Singh[note 3] in exchange for four mansions in the city. The site, "from the point of view of loftiness and pleasantness appeared to be worthy of the burial of that one who dwells in paradise". In January 1632 AD (1041 AH), Mumtaz's body was moved with great ceremony from Burhanpur to Agra while food, drink and coins were distributed amongst the poor and deserving along the way. Work had already begun on the foundations of the river terrace when the body arrived. A small domed building was erected over her body, thought to have been sited, and now marked, by an enclosure in the western garden near the riverfront terrace. Foundations The foundations represented the biggest technical challenge to be overcome by the Mughal builders. In order to support the considerable load resulting from the mausoleum, the sands of the riverbank needed to be stabilised. To this end, wells were sunk and then cased in timber and finally filled with rubble, iron and mortar b essentially acting as augured piles. After construction of the terrace was completed, work began simultaneously on the rest of the complex. Trees were planted almost immediately to allow them to mature as work progressed. Dating The initial stages of the build were noted by Shah Jahan's chroniclers in their description of the first two anniversary celebrations in honour of Mumtaz b known as the 'Urs. The first, held on 5 June 1632 AD (1041 AH), was a tented affair open to all ranks of society and held in the location of what is now the entrance courtyard (jilaukhana). Alms were distributed and prayers recited. By the second Urs, held on 25 May 1633 AD (1042 AH),[note 4] Mumtaz Mahal had been interred in her final resting pl ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #11458 ***********************************************