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Batu Caves
Sign in to savelimestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia
Key facts
- Affiliation
- Hinduism
- District
- Gombak
- Deity
- Murugan
- Festivals
- Thaipusam
- State
- Selangor
- Country
- Malaysia
- Type
- Dravidian Architecture
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Batu Caves are a series of limestone caves in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located on a 325 m (1,066 ft)–tall mogote, about 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. The cave complex contains many Hindu temples, the most popular of which is a shrine dedicated to Murugan, and is the focal point of the Tamil Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia. The complex hosts a 43 m (141 ft) tall Murugan statue, amongst the tallest Murugan statues in the world.
Etymology
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