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Batu Caves - Definition and Overview

The Batu Caves are a high series of interlinked caves in the limestone hills to the north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Within the caves is a Hindu temple. This serves as the focus of the Hindu community's yearly Thaipusam festival. It is well known for its numerous monkeys, which visitors feed. There are 272 steps that a visitor has to climb in order to access the temple at the summit of the hills.

Stairs approaching Batu Caves
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Stairs approaching Batu Caves

External links

  • Batu Caves (http://www.showcaves.com/english/my/showcaves/Batu.html): some info on the cave and more links


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