BATUCAVES.com » photos http://batucaves.com World of Exploration Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:23:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Thaipusam hindu festival http://batucaves.com/2012/02/08/thaipusam-hindu-festival/ http://batucaves.com/2012/02/08/thaipusam-hindu-festival/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:44:26 +0000 http://batucaves.com/2012/02/08/thaipusam-hindu-festival/ Igor Bilić posted a photo: The word Thaipusam is derived from the month name Thai and Pusam, which refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel "spear" so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadam

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]]> http://batucaves.com/2012/02/08/thaipusam-hindu-festival/feed/ 0 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 Road closures and bus services diverted for Thaipusam festival http://batucaves.com/2012/02/03/road-closures-and-bus-services-diverted-for-thaipusam-festival/ http://batucaves.com/2012/02/03/road-closures-and-bus-services-diverted-for-thaipusam-festival/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:30:44 +0000 http://batucaves.com/2012/02/03/road-closures-and-bus-services-diverted-for-thaipusam-festival/ SMRT bus service 857 will be temporarily diverted on Feb 6 and 7 as Prinsep Street will be closed to traffic for Thaipusam . The diversion will start from 8pm on Feb 6 and end at 12noon on Feb 7. Related Stories …

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]]> http://batucaves.com/2012/02/03/road-closures-and-bus-services-diverted-for-thaipusam-festival/feed/ 0 Aspundir: Batu Caves Breathtaking Charmers http://batucaves.com/2012/01/29/aspundir-batu-caves-breathtaking-charmers/ http://batucaves.com/2012/01/29/aspundir-batu-caves-breathtaking-charmers/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:36:00 +0000 http://batucaves.com/2012/01/29/aspundir-batu-caves-breathtaking-charmers/ A place that has to be seen to be believed, Batu Caves is located around 13 km from Malaysia's capital city Kuala Lumpur. For majority, in Malaysia and abroad, Batu Caves is a place of worship Sri Subramaniyar Swamy Devasthanam', one of ..

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]]> http://batucaves.com/2012/01/29/aspundir-batu-caves-breathtaking-charmers/feed/ 0 Businessman says he was assaulted at Batu Caves | Free Malaysia … http://batucaves.com/2011/12/13/businessman-says-he-was-assaulted-at-batu-caves-free-malaysia/ http://batucaves.com/2011/12/13/businessman-says-he-was-assaulted-at-batu-caves-free-malaysia/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:27:05 +0000 http://batucaves.com/2011/12/13/businessman-says-he-was-assaulted-at-batu-caves-free-malaysia/ GOMBAK: A businessman has lodged a police report against the Batu Caves temple president's son, claiming that he was assaulted at the temple premises on Su…

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]]> http://batucaves.com/2011/12/13/businessman-says-he-was-assaulted-at-batu-caves-free-malaysia/feed/ 0 Batu Caves, Malaysia – The Most Beautiful Caves and Grottos of the … http://batucaves.com/2011/12/03/batu-caves-malaysia-the-most-beautiful-caves-and-grottos-of-the/ http://batucaves.com/2011/12/03/batu-caves-malaysia-the-most-beautiful-caves-and-grottos-of-the/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:53:32 +0000 http://batucaves.com/2011/12/03/batu-caves-malaysia-the-most-beautiful-caves-and-grottos-of-the/ Batu Caves are limestone caves which have a number of caves and cave temples, located in Gombak district, 13 km north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The name of the cave comes from Sungai Batu or the Batu River, which flows near the hill …

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]]> http://batucaves.com/2011/12/03/batu-caves-malaysia-the-most-beautiful-caves-and-grottos-of-the/feed/ 0 The Walking Tripod: Malaysia – Batu Caves http://batucaves.com/2011/11/29/the-walking-tripod-malaysia-batu-caves/ http://batucaves.com/2011/11/29/the-walking-tripod-malaysia-batu-caves/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:00:00 +0000 http://batucaves.com/2011/11/29/the-walking-tripod-malaysia-batu-caves/ Sharing this set of photos during my visit to the Batu Caves in Malaysia. It's one religious tourist attraction nature lovers will surely love. After climbing the steep 272 steps and feeling tired but proud of the small accomplishment ..

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]]> http://batucaves.com/2011/11/29/the-walking-tripod-malaysia-batu-caves/feed/ 0 Carnival Festival at Prima Selayang http://batucaves.com/2011/11/21/carnival-festival-at-prima-selayang/ http://batucaves.com/2011/11/21/carnival-festival-at-prima-selayang/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:24:35 +0000 http://batucaves.com/2011/11/21/carnival-festival-at-prima-selayang/ An organized effort brought about a carnival at Prima Selayang . As it's open air, it turned out to be an awesome bright shiny day with as it downpoured the night before. Unfortunately the grounds were wet when the event took place.

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]]> http://batucaves.com/2011/11/21/carnival-festival-at-prima-selayang/feed/ 0 Big monkey at the Batu Caves | Flickr – Photo Sharing! http://batucaves.com/2011/11/20/big-monkey-at-the-batu-caves-flickr-photo-sharing/ http://batucaves.com/2011/11/20/big-monkey-at-the-batu-caves-flickr-photo-sharing/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000 http://batucaves.com/2011/11/20/big-monkey-at-the-batu-caves-flickr-photo-sharing/ This photo was taken on November 20, 2011 using a Panasonic DMC-GH2. 7 views 0 comments 0 favorites 0 galleries.

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