Travel By Photo – Batu Caves Of Malaysia

I was driving pass Batu Caves while sending my car for service in Gombak, Kuala Lumpur. I did this once every 2 months at least. Ironically, this afternoon was quite different from my other previous trips there. The sun is bright and blue with some clouds shading part of the Batu Caves which made the golden Muruga statue so attractive and it stroke my mind immediately (perhaps I only noticed it after having my new camera 🙂 ). I decided to visit the infamous tourist attraction of KL…. once again after some 10 years… to take PHOTOS!

Entrance is free but car drivers like me needed to pay a negligible fees of RM2 for parking (RM2 for a wonderful photography session…. I paid immediately!). Once I stepped out of my car, I pulled out my camera and what I could hear was endless shutter sounds and nothing else 🙂 Seating in front of the 400 million year old limestone hill and series of caves is the 130 feet tall statue of Lord Muruga which Batu Caves was dedicated to. This huge golden statue of Lord Muruga was constructed for 3 years and completed in January 2006 which is claimed to be the tallest Lord Muruga statue in the world.

Beside the statue is the 272 step steep concrete staircase which visitors have to climb before reaching the Cathedral Cave, the biggest cave of Batu Caves, some 100m above ground level.

Once you reached the top, there are stalls selling souvenirs and drinks in front of the cave entrance and underneath those stalactites jutting from the cave’s ceiling. Don’t be scared if some water dripping onto your head from above, it’s only mountain dew 🙂

Visitors could go into the temple of huge cave and find lots of Indian religious statues and paintings. If you are brave enough, there is a guy who could ‘lend’ you his big snake for you to pamper.

While I was on my way down the steps, suddenly there were about ten Cynomolgus monkeys running up the steps! Then I heard a young lady shouted to them: “No more foods for you! Go away little xxxxx

Before I left Batu Caves, I saw also children feeding pigeons at the square in front. Close-up shot please!

Batu Caves is also holding the Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia every year which attracts over 1.5 million pilgrims, and it is one of the largest annual gatherings in the world. – Travel Feeder, the Malaysia travel guide.

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Cecil Lee

The author is an avid traveler and photography hobbyist who loves to share with others his travel and photo-taking experience in many popular tourist destinations around Europe, Asia and Australasia. Read the exciting stories with many photos captured on his journeys.