Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur
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Kuala Lumpur Batu Caves is a limestone hill, which has a series of caves and cave temples, located in Gombak district, 13 kilometers (8.1 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It derives its key from the river Sungai Batu or Batu, which flows past the hill. Batu Caves is also the name of the nearby village.
The cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to Lord Murugan. It is the focal place of the Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia.
The limestone Batu Caves is said to be the training of some 400 million years. Some of the entrances to the caves were used as shelters for the indigenous peoples Temu (tribe of Orang Asli).
The growth of nearly 100 m higher up the basis, Batu Caves temple composite consists of 3 caves and a little less. The largest, called the Cathedral Cave or Temple Cave, has a ceiling of 100 meters high, and features ornate Hindu temples. To get there, visitors must climb a long series of 272 measures.
There are several undeveloped caves, where the range of cave fauna, including some unique species like spiders and bats and Liphistiidae Eonycteris Rousettus. The site is also known for its numerous Macaque monkeys, which visitors feed – sometimes involuntarily. These animals can as well lead to a risk of biting tourists (specially children), because they can be very territorial.
Batu Caves is also the center of rock climbing development in Malaysia for the past 10 years. Batu Caves offers more than than 160 mounting routes. The courses are scattered around the side of Batu Caves, which consists of limestone hills rising to 150 m. The mounting routes easy that almost of the rocks start to surface.
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