The Batu Caves are one of Malaysia’s most popular tourist attractions. They serve as a religious site for Hindu worshippers and are the focal point of the annual Thaipusam festival every year.

GOMBAK: Seven roads around Batu Caves will be closed in stages from midnight this Sunday (Feb 9) until Feb 14 in conjunction with the Thaipusam celebration.

He also said 1,306 police personnel would be deployed to ensure public safety throughout the celebration. He advised visitors driving their own vehicles to the Batu Caves temple to park at the ...

Chinese settlers came to Batu Caves to extract bat poop in the 1860s By the 1860s, Malaysia has already been under British colonial rule for some time, if you remember your sejarah lessons in school.

Batu Caves in Gombak is home to one of the more popular shrines outside India and is dedicated to the Hindu god of war Murugan. A 42.7m-tall statue of the deity greets visitors at the entrance of ...

Visit Atlas Obscura for more on Thaipusam at the Batu Caves. Ella Morton is a writer working on The Atlas Obscura, a book about global wonders, curiosities, and esoterica adapted from Atlas Obscura.

Batu Caves is one of Malaysia's most popular attractions. For some visitors, part of the appeal is climbing and conquering 272 steps to reach incredible limestone caves at the top.