{"id":322,"date":"2020-03-02T11:27:23","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T11:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.redbus.my\/?p=322"},"modified":"2021-09-27T13:15:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T13:15:31","slug":"batu-caves-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.redbus.my\/index.php\/weekend-getaways\/batu-caves-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"Batu Caves – The Enchanting Natural Limestone Caves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Batu Caves Kuala Lumpur is one of the best geographical wonders in Malaysia. It is a series of Limestone caves near the Batu River (Sungai Batu). With its status as a well-known pilgrimage, the Caves draw a lot of tourists and Tamil Hindu pilgrims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The magnificent Batu Caves Kuala Lumpur was discovered in the latter part of the 19th century by William Hornaday, an American naturalist. On noticing the shape of the cave entrance, which is similar to that of the tip of a spear used by the deity of the Tamil\u2019s Muruganswamy, a temple was built inside the cave in 1891.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lord Subramanian Temple at<\/strong> Batu Caves<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The <\/strong>Batu Caves temple is devoted to Lord Subramanian. The temple is not just a place of worship for the Tamil Hindus but also a place to show their reverence to their deity. It is a place to showcase their culture and heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was in the year 1891 that the idol of Lord Subramanian was placed and consecrated in the temple by K. Thambusamy Pillai, an influential man in the Tamil fraternity in Malaysia. Since then, the place has become a center of pilgrimage, and the Tamil Hindu festival of Thaipusam is celebrated as a major festival in the Batu Caves temple every year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the 3-day festivity of Thaipusam, people from within Malaysia, as well as around the globe, visit Batu Caves Kuala Lumpur to be a part of celebrations. A high point in the Thaipusam festival is to watch the devotees with their tongue and flesh pierced and others holding decorated milk containers called kavadi on their heads, march up the hill in a procession to the Batu Caves temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cave hours are from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM from Monday-Sunday. The entry to the temple is the same as the Batu Caves hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rock Climbing in<\/strong> Batu Caves Kuala Lumpur<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The area of the caves has become the place for rock climbing in Kuala Lumpur. It is said that there are eight crags which mostly start at ground level making most of the 170 rock climbing routes to be easily accessible by climbers. There are also several sport climbing walls for rock climbing enthusiasts in this region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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