Batu Caves

Funnily, the name Batu Caves is a mix of two languages, English and Malay. In Malay the word 'gua' means cave while stone is the english word for 'batu'. Some of the locals here called the place as 'Gua Batu Caves'. Nevertheless, Gua Batu Caves is a limestone temple built inside a cave (Actually, it's consist of a few linking caves). One has to climb about 272 concrete steps to get into the caves. Gua Batu Caves is situated at the northern part of KL in Gombak district. It is about half an hour journey from the centre of KL city. It is a famous place for Hindu worshippers. During the festival of Thaipusam, the Gua Batu Caves is fulled of thousands of people mostly Malaysian Indian and also from every part of the world. The Thaipusam festival is held in the month of february every year.