Batu Caves, one of the most prominent heritage sites of Malaysia is a series of limestone caves that date back to about 400 million years ago. Situated 13 km north of Kuala Lumpur, the caves were used as shelters by the indigenous Temuan or Besisi people (a tribe of Orang Asli) in ancient times. Today, Batu Caves are synonymous with the grandiose Murugan Statue located at the foot of the Cave and is famous worldwide for the Sri Subramanian Swamy Temple.

The Murugan Statue at the caves glistens in bright gold colour and soars up 42.7 meter and is the tallest statue in Malaysia. The cave temple is considered to be one of the ten holy abodes of Lord Murugan and hence, is revered by millions of Hindu devotees.

Thaipoosam is the most celebrated festival here and thousands of ardent devotees fulfill their vows here taking “kavadi” attracting tourists from all parts of the world. The Ramayana Cave is another marvelous attraction at Batu Caves which consists of psychedelic dioramas of the Indian epic ‘Ramayana’. The giant statues of Lord Hanuman and Kumbakarna leave every visitor spellbound.

The Art Gallery Cave and Museum Cave at the base of the Batu Caves have an envious collection of Hindu statues and paintings that depict the victory of Lord Murugan over Demon Soorapadman. Apart from the religious significance of Batu Caves, the huge limestone outcrops of Batu Caves have made it the prime rock climbing destination in Malaysia and there are 170 rock climbing routes here.