Details of marble jali screens around royal cenotaphs, Taj Mahal *Photographed by Samim Asgor Ali *A protective octagonal screen made of perforated marble panels, or jalis, with borders of inlaid marble surrounds the two cenotaphs in the central chamber. According to the original plans, an extravagant gold rail, encrusted with gems, was to have originally surrounded Mumtaz's tomb. However, Shah Jahan decided that the rail presented too much of a temptation for light fingered visitors and elected