Monday, July 31, 2017

Batu Caves in Malaysia


Batu Caves is a limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples in GombakSelangor,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 a nearby village. The cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outsideIndia, and is dedicated to LordMurugan. It is the focal point of Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia.

The limestone forming Batu Caves is said to be around 400 million years old. Some of the cave entrances were used as shelters by the indigenous Temuan people (a tribe of Orang Asli). Batu Caves was promoted as a place of worship by K. Thamboosamy Pillai, an Indian trader. He was inspired by the 'vel'-shaped entrance of the main cave and was inspired to dedicate a temple to Lord Murugan within the caves. In 1890, Pillai, installed the murti (consecrated statue) of Sri Murugan Swami in what is today known as the Temple Cave










Photo Source: Collected from Internet

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