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doaaraku.com » Blog Archive » Tourist Information – Malaysia – The <b>...</b> Posted: 22 Jul 2011 08:45 PM PDT 23 July 2011 No Comment Tourist Information – Malaysia – The Most Popuper – Batu Caves is a limestone hill, which has a series of caves and cave temples, located at the crest district, 13 kilometers (8.1 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  It takes its name from the Sungai Batu or Batu River, which flows past the hill.  Batu Caves is also the name of the nearest village.  It has become a pilgrimage site for Hindus not only Malaysia, but the Hindus all over the world from countries such as India, Australia and Singapore.  It is interesting to 800,000 devotees and spectators; highlight is seeing the people in trances brought kavadi, a metal frame attached to the body.  Batu Caves is one of Malaysia's most famous tourist destination primarily for its colorful festival of Thaipusam. Devotees carry a container of milk as an offering to Lord Muruga, either by hand or in a carrier decorated with a large on their shoulders called 'kavadi'.  Kavadi Some may weigh as much as a hundred pounds.  Kavadi decorated with flowers and peacock feathers are imported from India.  This may be simple Kavadi semicircular arched wooden supports holding the carrier is inserted with a clay pot or a large brass or milk, the weight may increase up to two meters, was built from a metal frame that holds a long skewer bent, the sharp end of the carrier body through the skin.  Batu Caves serve as the focus of the annual Thaipusam Hindu community A procession starts at dawn at the Shrine of Sri Mahamariamman Thaipusam, Kuala Lumpur to the Batu Caves as a religious activity to Lord Muruga, lasted eight hours.  Climbed nearly 100m above the ground, Batu Caves is actually comprised of three main caves and several smaller ones.  The biggest, called the Temple Cave, has a 100m high ceiling, and features ornate Hindu shrines.  To reach it, visitors must climb 272 steep steps from.  After bathing in the nearby Sungei Batu (Rocky River), the people wend their way to the Cave Temple and with exceptional durability they climbed the stairs to the temple inside the cave.  Devotees use a wider central staircase, while the crowd of pilgrims and their audiences up and down off the ledge on either side.  Priest comes to carrying kavadi.  Consecrated ashes sprinkled over the hooks and skewers piercing human flesh before they were deleted.  No blood was shed during the piercing and removal. Below the Temple Cave is the Dark Cave, with amazing rock formations and a number of animals found nowhere else.  Stalactites protruding from the cave ceiling and stalagmites rising from the floor form intricate formations such as cave curtains, flow stones, cave pearls and shells that took thousands of years to form.  Malaysian Nature Society held a regular educational trips and adventure to the Cave of Darkness.  Batu Caves is also the center of rock climbing development in Malaysia for 10 years.  More known for her role as a religious center for Hindus in Malaysia as well as a leading tourist attraction in this country, not many people realize that the Batu Caves offers more than 160 climbing routes.  Other major caves are the Art Gallery Cave located at the foot of the stairs.  Statues and wall paintings depicting Hindu gods and mythology are displayed here.  Walk to the entrance itself is quite an enjoyable experience through the lakes and ponds filled with hundreds of colorful fish. via {1, 2} Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

<b>Batu Caves</b> - avalokarts Posted: 22 Jul 2011 09:31 PM PDT Batu caves - Near Kuala Lumpur This is the tallest (140 Ft) Lord Murugan Statue in Asia The steps - 272 of them - pretty steep The Welcoming Party There is no water in this: So what? Go grab another one: There are several huge cave complexes here and you need a full day to explore them. The caves are home to several rare species of Bats and Spiders. The main cave - The Temple cave - the roof of this vast cave is more than 100 meters above. At the entrance: Inside there are several shrines: The Main Shrine: One more level within: This is an amazing place - must see if you are in KL. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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