Batu Caves Temple in Malaysia

 

Batu Caves(in Tamil பத்து மலை) is a Limestone Hill that has a series of Caves and cave temples in Gombak,Selangor,Malaysia

 It takes its name from the Sungai BAtu(Batu River), which flows past the hill and also it is the tenth (Pattu in Tamil) limestone hill from Ampang

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

Wooden steps up to the Temple Cave were built in 1920 and have since been replaced by 272 concrete steps.

  

Standing at 42.7 m (140 ft) high, the world's tallest statue of Lord Murugan, a Hindu Deity, is located outside Batu Caves

 

Of the various cave temples that comprise the site, the largest and best known is the Temple Cave, so named because it houses several Hindu Shrines beneath its high vaulted ceiling.

Batu Caves in short also referred as 10th Caves or Hill for Lord Muruga as there are 6 important holy shrines in India and 4 more in Malaysia.

The 3 others in Malaysia are -

• Kallumalai Temple in Ipoh
• Tanneermalai Temple in Penang and 
• Sannasimalai Temple in Melacca.