Batu Caves
The Batu Caves are limestone caves around 15 kilometers north of the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur and are home to several Hindu temples. Although the caves had long been known to the local tribes, they did not become famous until 1878 by the American William Temple Hornaday.
Every year at the end of January or beginning of February, the Batu Caves become the focal point of the Hindu "Thaipusam" festival with its sometimes masochistic rites.
I took this photo in November 1983 with my analog Nikon FE camera on 35mm Kodakchrome slide film, and now scanned with Nikon Coolscan 4000D film scanner.
©This photo is the property of Helga Bruchmann. Please do not use my photos for sharing, printing or for any other purpose without my written permission. Thank you!
Batu Caves
The Batu Caves are limestone caves around 15 kilometers north of the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur and are home to several Hindu temples. Although the caves had long been known to the local tribes, they did not become famous until 1878 by the American William Temple Hornaday.
Every year at the end of January or beginning of February, the Batu Caves become the focal point of the Hindu "Thaipusam" festival with its sometimes masochistic rites.
I took this photo in November 1983 with my analog Nikon FE camera on 35mm Kodakchrome slide film, and now scanned with Nikon Coolscan 4000D film scanner.
©This photo is the property of Helga Bruchmann. Please do not use my photos for sharing, printing or for any other purpose without my written permission. Thank you!