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about the steps thats the top of the stairs and any higher you will see the temple any lower you will see the tar road - none of which will have looked as good.

 

- if im not mistaken there was a pole just next to him and the funny thing is he walked the opposite direction after coming down

 

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There are 2 diverse experiences you can get from visiting Batu Caves. One is the excitement and the sounds of Thaipusam and next is the serenity of the place on any given day which is not a festival day.

 

The thing I love most about the caves is the lighting, it is nearly magical especially on the stairs that leads to the top most shrine. We were there last Saturday and we spent hours just sitting at the top shrine watching the play of lights, the devotees and the tourists and of course the lovable monkeys.

 

The emotion series takes a break coz I haven’t had time to shoot the rest!

 

www.answers.com/topic/batu-caves

Batu Caves is a limestone hill in the Gombak district, north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which has a series of caves and cave temples. Batu Caves is said to have been discovered by K. Thamboosamy an Indian trader in the 1800s. The first cave temple was established in 1891, and wooden steps up to the Temple Cave were built in 1920. Of the various cave temples that comprise the site, the largest and best known is the Temple or Cathedral Cave, so named because it houses several Hindu shrines beneath its 100 m vaulted ceiling.

 

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