Batu Caves
- Location
- Selangor, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Deity
- Murugan
- Built
- 1891
- Architecture
- Cave shrine
A limestone hill with a series of cave temples, guarded by a 42.7 m golden statue of Lord Murugan.
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Darshan, Seva & Bookings
Timings, online darshan/booking and donation services are handled by the temple management on their official channels.
We do not list third-party booking or donation links; always use the official source above.
History & Significance
Batu Caves are a series of limestone caves in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located on a 325 m (1,066 ft)–tall mogote, about 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. The cave complex contains many Hindu temples, the most popular of which is a shrine dedicated to Murugan, and is the focal point of the Tamil Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia. The complex hosts a 43 m (141 ft) tall Murugan statue, amongst the tallest Murugan statues in the world.
Festivals
Festival dates follow the traditional calendar and vary each year — confirm dates with the official website.
Nearby Temples
- Sri Maha Mariamman Temple
- Kek Lok Si Temple
- Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple
- Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple
- Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore
Distances are straight-line approximations from sourced coordinates.
Sources
- Directory listing Directory listing
- Wikipedia Reference