First few stops as a tourist in Kuala Lumpur apart from the Petronas Twin Towers, Batu Caves is quite a famous place to experience a different culture. It is a limestone hill with a Hindu shrine inside the cave at the top of hills.

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Sassy Urbanite's Diary: Cuti Cuti Malaysia 101 – Batu Caves

When Is Thaipusam 2013 in Malaysia? Thaipusam falls on 27 January, 2013. Thaipusam is celebrated every year by the Hindu Tamil community on the full month in the Thai month (February) of the Hindu lunar calendar.

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Thaipusam Festival – Batu Caves, Malaysia

On the eve of Thaipusam , the statue of Lord Murugan and his consorts leave this temple in a silver chariot, weaving through the streets of Kuala Lumpur enroute to Batu Caves some 14 km away. Some 350 kilograms of silver ..

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Komunitikini – Thaipusam: Odyssey of Faith