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Batu Caves
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Limestone caves at the top of steep steps housing Hindu temples & shrines, plus a huge deity statue.via Google
A massive limestone hill featuring a series of caves and cave temples, guarded by a giant golden statue of Lord Murugan.
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- Free entry; visitors must climb 272 steep, colorful steps. Modest dress is required.
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The Batu Caves were initially listed as a place of worship in 1890. The main daily draw is a massive 43m/141ft tall statue of Lord Murugan, which you can see without having to climb any of the 272 steps. But, this is also where devotees come for the festival of Thaipusam, celebrated on the full moon day in the Tamil month of Thai on the confluence of star Pusam. I could not find different details as to the dates than this. There are several temples on the ground floor outside, and inside the cave as well. We did not enter any of the temples because we did not want to remove our shoes. People and monkeys and pigeons are all over this entire property, and they've all made a mess that doesn't appear to get addressed by the staff. Also, lots of folks walk everywhere with no shoes on, and then walk into the temples with those same no-shoe feet. No thank you. However, this is still an interesting place to visit, and worth a trip out here if you're in Kuala Lumpur. Free to enter the main areas, but there's a small fee to enter one of the caves. Still worth it.
Visited this amazing Murugan Temple last week and was truly impressed by its beauty. The giant Murugan statue, colorful temple architecture, and majestic limestone caves create a breathtaking atmosphere. The place is peaceful, well-maintained, and full of positive energy. One of the most beautiful places I have visited in Malaysia. Highly recommended!
Visited this place in Malaysia, truly it is one of the most iconic and breathtaking place. The massive golden statues of Lord Murugan at the entrances of the temple is absolutely stunning and good for photography. Seeing this statue so close is an unforgettable experience. There were so many colourful stairs, I climbed a little bit beacuse batu caves was in my package and after we have to visit another place but the view from that was beautiful. There were plenty of monkeys around. It was hot at thay time so recommend to visit early in the morning. Overall Batu Caves is a must visit when in Kuala Lumpur.
Its a must do place for all tourists who come to KL, we had a hire car, so drove there. Lots of parking ar 3 MYR. Was a hot, humid day and crowded too. Anyone can go, found a few ladies with bare backs and a lot of skin show, being detained at the base. Should be covered properly, its a religious place. The huge ststue of Lord Karthikeya is the highlight, it lords over the place and is iconic. The rainbow colored steps, about 275 steps are steep and challenging. Carry water and keep all eatables inuding bottles inside a bag or they can be snatched by aggressive 🐒 monkeys. Idiot people feed them and thats the problem. At the top you get a great view to the city below snd a huge cavern greets you. Inside is the shrine and few more steps you reach another set of temples. Lots of shops and eateries, nice South lndian restaurant at the base. There are a few ancillary temples at the base. Good to spend half a day there. Ok for all prople to enter and non religious people too. The colours, people and who atmosphere is grest. Mornings are less crowded, les hot and better.
These caves are FREE. If you enter via the grab drop off point, a man will tell you to walk to the left to buy a ticket. IGNORE HIM. The caves are on the right. If you cannot see the steps, you're in the wrong place. You don't need to go super early. I went at 8.15am and it was very pleasant. The monkeys keep to themselves unless tourists irritate them. Just don't bring any food and they'll leave you along. The steps are beautiful. I think this is a lovely place for people of Hindu faith to come and pray. Personally I'd say the cave is pretty underwhelming mainly because it's dirty with lots of rubbish around the edges. I'm also not a fan of souvenirs being sold in religious places, so I personally didn't enjoy this aspect of the caves. Other people might disagree though. As it's free, it's definitely worth doing, just don't expect it to be groundbreaking.