Today we travelled to the Batu Caves via bus, once we managed to locate where the bus left form at least! The Batu caves are a Muslim sacred place, they get 1million pilgrims in the month of feb alone! Guarding the cables …

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Batu Caves « travelstotokyo

Batu Caves (Tamil: பத்து மலை), is a limestone hill, which has a series of caves and cave temples, in the Gombak district, 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Kuala Lumpur,

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Even though the Batu Caves had been known about for a long time it was only when they were discovered by British Colonial authorities, following their noses to the wafting smell of bat guano, that they became popular as a …

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In this case, however, the cab driver wanted no money in exchange for his information and what he told us was that there was a festival called Thaipusam going on the very next day that he thought I would enjoy as a …

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Kuala Lumpur and Thaipusam | Zack Ahern

Thaipusam : Spears, Hooks and Bowls. 7 February, 2012 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia): People gathered along the Kuala Lumpur pavement, whispering with anticipation, as Kavadis (those carrying a physical burden) paraded …

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Thaipusam: Spears, Hooks and Bowls. « REMY TANNER

Part of the KL adventure was a trip out to the Batu Caves , reachable via train. It's an impressive cave system in a hill that's become home to Hindu temples. Wikipedia says it's one of the most popular Hindu sites outside of …

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Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated by the Tamil community in Malaysia, Singapore and other parts of the world. The festival commemorates the goddess Parvathi giving the 'vel' spear to Lord Murugan to defeat the evil …

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Thaipusam 2012 – Introduction « Shots of Serenity

The event at Kota Warisan Flats in Selayang , Selangor last night was one Ooi's first public functions since being thrown into the limelight on Feb 18, when a question she posed during the debate between MCA president Dr …

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At the beginning of February, I had the great opportunity to visit Penang, Malaysia for the annual celebration of Thaipusam . A Hindu holiday honoring the deity Murugan, Thaipusam is held during the full moon of the month of …

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