By celebrating Thaipusam , devotees from this community demonstrate their faith to Lord Murugan, son of Hindu God Shiva and his consort Parvati, by carrying kavadis (literally "burdens") through a 4.5 km long processional  …

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Snapshots from the Batu Caves . The view as you approach the Batu Caves (no official homepage available) is unmistakeable

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