Lord Murugan Statue.....

Guess everyone know where this place is right??? During Thaipusam,
Indian pilgrims from as far as India will come to this holy place to seek blessing. Ring a bell???

Batu Caves also have another alternative name which is called "Batumalai Sri Subramaniar Swamy Devasthanam"

Super duper long.... let just stick to calling it Batu Caves.... hehe

Most pilgrims are here to pray to Lord Murugan which stands at the height of 42.7m.... Best of all, it is the WORLD TALLEST MURUGAN STATUE..... Malaysia Boleh!!!!!!!

A little FYI, did you know that it causes approximately 24 million ruppees to build this World Tallest Statue??? Not only that, the statue is made of 1550 cubic metres of concrete, 250 tonnes of steel bars and 300 litres of gold paint brought in from Thailand....(Quote Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batu_Caves )

No no no... that not all..... The limestone formation in the cave.... it is said to be around 400 millions years ago.... Imagine that..... I wonder during 400 millions years ago.... how does Malaysia looks like..... *curious*

From the bottom of the foot hill to the top... you can take the stairs.... which is around 272 steps. Right at the top of the hill there is another temple which pilgrims called it "Temple Cave"..... At the bottom of the hill, there is another 2 more temples.....

Interested in rock climbing as well????  Batu Caves has around 100 over climbing routes for adventure seeker... The routes are mostly scattered around the sides of Batu Caves... So rock climbers and adventure seekers around the world interested?? Wanna have some fun and enjoy some Malaysian view???? Drop by Batu Caves for some adrenaline rush...

Picha time....

Lot and Lot of pigeons....

Gold coated Lord Murugan

Blur monkey acting cute

Monkeys are everywhere in Batu Caves. Temple at the foot hill of Batu Caves..... on the 272 steps..... top of the hill..... Please be aware of your belonging as well... One monkey incident that i witness is, one women reaches into her bag trying to get some tissue.... some monkeys thinking she is taking out some food to offer them, therefore, one of the braver monkey actually jump onto her.... she got the shocked of her lifetime i bet.... luckly, nothing happen to the women.... just a shocked monkey and women.... Some tourist who bought some souvenirs from the souvenir store also got their souvenir snatch by the monkeys..... pilgrims bringing packets of fresh fruits being snatch by the monkeys..... Therefore, please be alert, do not hold food or water in your hand............ Gotta be wiser than a monkey.... and most importantly, DO NOT PUT UR HAND IN THE BAG WHEN A MONKEY IS NEARBY....

Inside the cave..... Magnificent view...

Temple at the top of the hill......

Pilgrims seeking prayer....

Oh ya..... there are stalls that does Henna drawing for you..... as low as RM10.00 onwards.... depend on the difficulty and sizes of the design though.... I did a peacock design..... mix colour..... ME LIKEY.....Depending on how you take care of it.... Should last roughly around a week or more.... Mine lasted more than a week.... today is the 10 day and there is still a little bit left on my left hand.... You can either do it on your hand or leg...or even your arm if you fancy....

Peacock design on the process.....

Whole Design.....

A happy me....

Batu Caves is a interesting place to go.... treat it as a exercise spot as well... climbing the steps also take lot of energy.... in a way also is exercise..... and since there might as well get some blessing as well... ^^

There are a few restaurants and stalls which sells Indian Cuisine and dessert... might as well eat there right??? The price are also reasonable.... not the usual "touristy" price.... order your fav roti prata or roti canai with your fav tea tarik.... ^^

That all for now than.....

 Bye!!!!!!!!!