BATUCAVES.com » education http://batucaves.com World of Exploration Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:23:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 TODAYonline | Singapore | About 8600 take part in Thaipusam … http://batucaves.com/2012/02/07/todayonline-singapore-about-8600-take-part-in-thaipusam/ http://batucaves.com/2012/02/07/todayonline-singapore-about-8600-take-part-in-thaipusam/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://batucaves.com/2012/02/07/todayonline-singapore-about-8600-take-part-in-thaipusam/ SINGAPORE – About 8600 devotees took part in this year's Thaipusam festival, which started at…

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]]> http://batucaves.com/2012/02/07/todayonline-singapore-about-8600-take-part-in-thaipusam/feed/ 0 Air of festivity fills Batu Caves ahead of Thaipusam | Broadcast.my http://batucaves.com/2012/02/07/air-of-festivity-fills-batu-caves-ahead-of-thaipusam-broadcast-my/ http://batucaves.com/2012/02/07/air-of-festivity-fills-batu-caves-ahead-of-thaipusam-broadcast-my/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:26 +0000 http://batucaves.com/2012/02/07/air-of-festivity-fills-batu-caves-ahead-of-thaipusam-broadcast-my/ KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6, 2012): An air of festivity filled Batu Caves as thousands of Hindus, tourists and traders thronged the famed Thaipusam spot today ahead.

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]]> http://batucaves.com/2012/02/06/notes-from-the-road-%e2%80%93-thaipusam-%e2%80%93-fernando-gros/feed/ 0 The Batu Caves | Pearce On Earth – Traveling Family … http://batucaves.com/2012/02/03/the-batu-caves-pearce-on-earth-traveling-family/ http://batucaves.com/2012/02/03/the-batu-caves-pearce-on-earth-traveling-family/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:54:53 +0000 http://batucaves.com/2012/02/03/the-batu-caves-pearce-on-earth-traveling-family/ Guarding the entrance to the Batu Caves is a 43 meter high golden statue of the Hindu diety Lord Murugan, followed by a staircase of 272 steps. I'm not sure which is more formidable. Regardless, the caves themselves were ..

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]]> http://batucaves.com/2012/02/03/the-batu-caves-pearce-on-earth-traveling-family/feed/ 0 Hindu Sangam wants alcohol ban during Thaipusam | Broadcast.my http://batucaves.com/2012/02/03/hindu-sangam-wants-alcohol-ban-during-thaipusam-broadcast-my/ http://batucaves.com/2012/02/03/hindu-sangam-wants-alcohol-ban-during-thaipusam-broadcast-my/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:42 +0000 http://batucaves.com/2012/02/03/hindu-sangam-wants-alcohol-ban-during-thaipusam-broadcast-my/ BUTTERWORTH: The Malaysian Hindu Sangam has appealed to the Penang state government to ban the sale of alcohol in the vicinity of areas where the Thaipusam .

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]]> http://batucaves.com/2012/02/03/hindu-sangam-wants-alcohol-ban-during-thaipusam-broadcast-my/feed/ 0 Thaipusam fever hits Penangites | Broadcast.my http://batucaves.com/2012/01/31/thaipusam-fever-hits-penangites-broadcast-my/ http://batucaves.com/2012/01/31/thaipusam-fever-hits-penangites-broadcast-my/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:01:18 +0000 http://batucaves.com/2012/01/31/thaipusam-fever-hits-penangites-broadcast-my/ GEORGE TOWN: Thaipusam may still be six days away but it is never too early to prepare for one of Penang's largest religious festivals.

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]]> http://batucaves.com/2011/12/12/thaipusam-piercing-zamoractual/feed/ 0 Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion: The Batu Caves in Malaysia … http://batucaves.com/2011/11/28/diane-a-shaded-view-on-fashion-the-batu-caves-in-malaysia/ http://batucaves.com/2011/11/28/diane-a-shaded-view-on-fashion-the-batu-caves-in-malaysia/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:02:54 +0000 http://batucaves.com/2011/11/28/diane-a-shaded-view-on-fashion-the-batu-caves-in-malaysia/ Hindus believe the god has made the Batu Caves his Malaysian pied-a-terre. Dear Shaded Viewers,. Last week I took a break from the catwalks at Malaysian International Fashion Week to make a pilgrimage to the Batu ..

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