Batu Caves (Tamil: பத்து மலை), is limestone hill, with a series cave and temple cave, in Gombak district kilometre (8 stone) northern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia . It takes his name from Sungai Batu or Batu River , that flow pass hill. Batu Caves is also name nearby village. This cave is one of the Hindu temple that is most popular outside India. specific to Dewa Subramaniam. It is centre Hindu during celebration Hari Thaipusam in Malaysia.
Limestone which form in Batu Caves alleged produced around 400 million year ago. A few entry point cave had been used as sanctuary by aborigines Temuan that also linked Batu Caves with story Si Tenggang. In early 1860, Chinese population beginning to dig foster dr excrement bird in cave for their vegetables seed patch. Nevertheless, those became famous only after hill areas limestone was recorded by colonial authorities including Daly and Syers and Naturalist Amerika, William Hornaday in year 1878.
Batu Caves was inaugurated as place of worship by K. Thamboosamy Pillai, an Indian trader. He gets inspiration from main entrance cave that is shaped 'vale' and get inspiration to build a temple for Dewa Murugan in cave. In year 1890, Pillai, who is also had founded Kuil Sri Maha Mariamman, Kuala Lumpur, had installed Arca Dewa Murugan that still there was until today in 'Temple Cave'
Kavadi that taken by Hindu believer during celebration Thaipusam as fulfill vow, or sign thank to Dewa Subramaniam.
Religious
Almost height 100 Meter from seabed, complex Batu Caves temple consisting of major three cave and a few small cave. Cave that is largest known as Cathedral Cave or Gua Kuil. Inside the cave there is a temple Hindu. To reach at this cave tourist have to get on 272 step.
In foothill is two more cave temple, namely Gua Galeri Seni(Art Gallery Cave) and Gua Muzium (Museum Cave), both full denga statues and this painting Hindu.Kompleks was being modified and opens as Cave Villa in year 2008. Statues and painting in this cave picture victory victory story Dewa Murugan on Soorapadam. Gua Ramayana located to the left complex temple Batu Caves. The journey to Gua Ramayana, there is Tugu Dewa Hanuman that is as high as 50 foot and a temple dedicated for Dewa Hanuman. Gua Ramayana picture story Rama in chronic way during wall and irregular.
A statue 42,7 metre (140 foot) high Dewa Muruga was launched in January 2006, after taking 3 year to build. It is statue God Muruga that is highest in the world.
This is one of the Malaysian Unique Culture.
