Taj Mahal In Madhya Pradesh! Man Builds Replica Of Monument As Symbol Of Love For His Wife — See Pics

Madhya Pradesh Taj Mahal (AFP Photos)

Madhya Pradesh-based Anand Prakash Chouksey has come up with a replica of the world's most famous monument for his beloved wife who remains very much alive and has even helped consult on the project and his version of the marble wonder of the world, news agency AFP reported. (Photo: Uma Shankar MISHRA / AFP)

In this photograph, businessman Anand Prakash Chouksey (R) and his son Kabir pose in front of a replica of the Taj Mahal at Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh. Chouksey has emulated his country's most famous display of marital devotion by building his partner a replica of the Taj Mahal. (Photo: Uma Shankar MISHRA / AFP)

The replica is around one-third the size of the original. "My wife's only demand was for a meditation room. She's a spiritual woman," the 52-year-old businessman told AFP. (Photo: Uma Shankar MISHRA / AFP)

Building the Taj Mahal-inspired home has taken three years -- a dozen less than the mausoleum that inspired it. It cost about 1.5 crore rupees ($200,000) to build, reported AFP. (Photo: Uma Shankar MISHRA / AFP)

An illuminated replica of the Taj Mahal captured at night in Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur. "We used marble from Makrana to build the house, which is the same that was used to build the Taj Mahal," Anand Chouksey said. (Photo: Uma Shankar MISHRA / AFP)

As per the report, Anand Chouksey also plans to mount an Indian flag on top of the main dome and add symbols from India's most popular religions to the four minarets surrounding his new manor. (Photo: Uma Shankar MISHRA / AFP)

In this photograph, Anand Prakash Chouksey (L) poses along with visiting school children in front of the Taj Mahal replica. (Photo: Uma Shankar MISHRA / AFP)

School children walk past the Taj Mahal replica during their visit to Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: Uma Shankar MISHRA / AFP)

"We want to send a message of peace and religious harmony. There is a lot of hate around. Love solves all problems in life and Taj Mahal is a symbol of that," Anand Chouksey said, as quoted by AFP. (Photo: Uma Shankar MISHRA / AFP)

An aerial view of the Taj Mahal replica pictured at Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: Uma Shankar MISHRA / AFP)