The fountains of the Taj Mahal are a part of the char-bagh garden. The fountains played a major role in beautifying the garden in the Mughal kingdom. There are around 52 fountains in a row from the main gate to the base of the main mausoleum. 25 fountains are from the main gate to the centre of the char-bagh and there is one fountain near the char-bagh central platform. Same number of fountains is on the other side of the char-bagh towards the base of the main mausoleum. It is interesting to know how fountains were operated during those days when there was no power supply.

How many fountains are there in the Taj Garden? The Taj Garden has more than 66 fountains. The fountains are operated from the sunrise to sunset to enhance the beauty of the monument of love. The environment becomes more pleasant due to the fresh water of the fountains. There are 25 fountains starting from the base of the main gate to the base of the central Charbagh platform. Other 25 fountains are from the other base of the Charbagh central platform till the base of the main mausoleum. Also, there are fountains in the pond on the central marbled platform and around it. That makes the Taj look more beautiful.

How were the fountains operated in those days? It is amazing to know that the fountains were operated without the power supply in those days as we all know that there was no power supply at that time. A common question arises in our mind when we see the 350 years old fountains standing firmly in the water canals. The beautiful fountains were operated using the high pressure generated after filling up the tank on a greater height than the level of the fountains. The water was collected in those tanks manually especially at the time of the presence of any quests in the Taj Mahal. Also, a copper pot was provided under each fountain to maintain equal level in all the fountains at the same time.

Perfect symmetry of the fountains: The fountains are in a perfect symmetry and are in a straight line. The central row of the fountains match the center of the Taj Mahal marbled mausoleum. The Taj Mahal is famous for this amazing symmetry. If a straight line is drawn from the central row of the fountains towards the base of the main mausoleum, then the same straight line matches the center of the arch and then further the line continues towards the center of the dome of the Taj. Same straight line on the other side of the central platform continues towards the center of the arch of the main gate.

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