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Wednesday, 14 October 2015

Batu Caves

50 feet height Sky-High Gigantic sculpture of Rambhakt Hanuman (tore off his chest to show Sita-Ram residing in his heart) is situated at BATU CAVES under GOMBAK district located around 13 kms north of KUALA LUMPUR in the SELANGOR state of MALAYSIA that is outside of India.
Batu Caves is a Limestone Hill that has a series of Caves and Cave Temples. It takes its name from the Sangai Batu (Batu River) which flows past the hill. Batu Caves is also the name of the nearby village.
The cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India and is dedicated to Lord Murugan. It is the focal point of Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia. They have become a pilgrimage site not only for Malaysian Hindus but Hindus worldwide from countries such as India, Australia, Singapore and more.
Batu Caves temple complex consists of three main caves and a few smaller ones. The biggest, referred to as Cathedral Cave or Temple Cave, has a very high ceiling and features ornate Hindu shrines.
Below the Temple Cave is the Dark Cave with rock formations and a number of animals found nowhere else. It is a two-kilometer network of relatively untouched caverns. Stalactites jutting from the cave's ceiling and stalagmites rising from the floor form intricate formations such as cave curtains, flow stones, cave pearls and scallops which took thousands of years to form.
At the base of the hill are two more cave temples, Art Gallery Cave and Museum Cave, both of which are full of Hindu statues and paintings.
The Ramayan Cave is situated to the extreme left as one faces the sheer wall of the hill. On the way to the Ramayan Cave, there is a 50 feet height sky-high gigantic sculpture of Rambhakt Hanuman and a temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman. The Ramayan Cave depicts the story of Bhagwan Shri Ram in a chronicle manner along the irregular walls of the cave.
140 feet height world’s tallest statue of Hindu deity Lord Murugan which cost approximately 24 million rupees and is made of 1550 cubic meters of Concrete, 250 tons of Steel bars and 300 liters of Gold paint brought from Thailand.


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