One of the popular holy place in Malaysia for Hindus is Batu Caves .Due its attractive architecture, other religion visitors are also interested for this most attractive place. It is located about 10km north of Kuala Lumpur. It is not only famous for the sacred place but also embedded with a variety of exotic fauna.
One can reach the temple cave by climbing a 272-step concrete staircase. The main cave consists of shrine of lord muruga, whose father is lord shiva. This place we can see antique and paintings which describes various scenes from Hindu mythology. This holy place is said to be around 400 million years old. Many cave entrance are found in and around the area and some of these cave entrance are occupied by the native temuan people, one of the nomadic tribes. Temple was dedicated by an Indian trader who was inspired by unique ‘vel ‘shaped cave entrance. World’s tallest statue of Murugan which is 140.09feet high is found outside the cave. It is made of 1550 cubic meters of concrete,250,000 kilograms of steel bars and 300 liters of gold paint which totally costs about 24 million. This temple is flooded with devotees during thaipusam. At this occasion some devotees take kavadi which a metal frame attached to the body.
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