Agra – The Mughals believed that precious and semi-precious stones had different effects on the fortunes of different individuals and places. They can be auspicious or inauspicious. The semi-precious and precious stones used in the Taj Mahal were sometimes brought from distant places such as Upper Tibet, Kumaon, Jaisalmer, Cambay and Ceylon. It has been calculated and the architecture was strictly followed in the decoration of Taj Mahal. Mainly for these reasons, we see the predominance of some or the other stone in its architecture. Many marks are engraved on the red stone rocks on the paths, stairs, platforms and pavements of the Taj Mahal. Some of them are- Symbolic motifs – Swastika, Chakra, Aakoa (Hexagon), Panchkona (Pentagon), Aankh (Conch), Chetan motifs – Fish, Bird, Geometric motifs – Triangle, Square, Rectangle Floral motifs – mainly lotus flowers Leaves and petals.
Agra <unk> Wamughal waliamini kwamba mawe yenye thamani na yenye thamani ndogo yalikuwa na athari tofauti-tofauti juu ya bahati ya watu na maeneo tofauti-tofauti. Zinaweza kuwa zenye kufurahisha au zisizo na kufurahisha. Mawe ya thamani na ya thamani yaliyotumiwa katika Taj Mahal wakati mwingine yaliletwa kutoka maeneo ya mbali kama vile Tibet ya Juu, Kumaon, Jaisalmer, Cambay na Ceylon. Imehesabiwa na usanifu ulifuatiwa kwa ukali katika mapambo ya Taj Mahal. Hasa kwa sababu hizi, tunaona utawala wa baadhi au nyingine ya mawe katika usanifu wake. Mawe mengi ya rangi nyekundu yamechongwa kwenye njia, ngazi, majukwaa na vijia vya Taj Mahal. Baadhi yao ni- Symbolic motifs  Swastika, Chakra, Aakoa (Hexagon), Panchkona (Pentagon), Aankh (Conch), Chetan motifs  Samaki, Ndege, Geometric motifs  Triangle, Square, Rectangle Floral motifs  hasa lotus maua majani na petals.