August 13, 2012

• Batu Caves

  Another Stop on the weeklong excursion of Malaysia with my (now ex :-/) gf was Batu Caves

  

  Rising almost 100 m above the ground, the 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. To reach it, visitors must climb a steep flight of 272 steps.

  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. This complex was renovated and opened as the Cave Villa in 2008. Many of the shrines relate the story of Lord Murugans victory over the demon Soorapadam

  

  you will note how that statue appears ginourmous no matter what distance you are from it

  

  

  during the entire 272 step trip up these macaque monkeys chased us asking for food!

  

  The entrance to temple cave

  

  Temple cave is so called due the large number of Hindu Shrines inside.

  

  Then after a very long walk down…

  

  We walked along this small lake to the remaining caves

  

   

  Next post…an elephant sanctuary?

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