Batu Caves is located 13 kilometers north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The main cave is 400 meters long and 100 meters high, and was discovered in 1892. It attracts around a million tourists annually for the Hindu festival of Thaipusam, which falls on the full moon day of the Tamil month of Thai. The caves contain three chambers - Valluvar Kottam, an art gallery, and the Ramayana Cave - and house a 130-foot tall statue of Lord Muruga.
Batu Caves is located 13 kilometers north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The main cave is 400 meters long and 100 meters high, and was discovered in 1892. It attracts around a million tourists annually for the Hindu festival of Thaipusam, which falls on the full moon day of the Tamil month of Thai. The caves contain three chambers - Valluvar Kottam, an art gallery, and the Ramayana Cave - and house a 130-foot tall statue of Lord Muruga.
Batu Caves is located 13 kilometers north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The main cave is 400 meters long and 100 meters high, and was discovered in 1892. It attracts around a million tourists annually for the Hindu festival of Thaipusam, which falls on the full moon day of the Tamil month of Thai. The caves contain three chambers - Valluvar Kottam, an art gallery, and the Ramayana Cave - and house a 130-foot tall statue of Lord Muruga.
made of limestone and 400 meters long and 100 meter high
discovered in 1892
main cave, the temple cave
nearby river known as Sungai Batu, Rocky River in the Malay Language In 1891
K. Thambusamy Pillai
Since 1892. Thaipusam
attracts about a million tourists
full- moon day in the Tamil month of Thai
272 steps
3,000 to 5,000 people daily
ground level, there are three caves
three caves are known as the
Valluvar Kottam, Art Gallery and the Ramayana Cave. managed by the Board of Management of Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Devasthanam
statue of Lord Muruga
130 feet tall
tallest Lord Muruga statue in the world. The final steps leading to Batu Cave entrance. Batu Caves ceiling soars above Subrahmanya Swami Kovil SUBRAMANIA TEMPLE INSIDE THE CAVES The main entrance to Batu Caves, where hundreds of thousands of Murugan devotees Temple outside of the Batu Caves. Monkey at Batu Caves View from the entrance of the caves