The gilded Murugan statue beside the rainbow-painted staircase rising up the forested limestone cliff of the Batu Caves, in daylight.

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Batu Caves

The Batu Caves are limestone caves in a hill in Gombak, Selangor, about 13 km north of Kuala Lumpur, used as a Hindu shrine since a temple to Murugan was completed there in 1891. A flight of 272 painted steps leads up to the Temple Cave beside a 42.7-metre gilded statue of Murugan unveiled in 2006, and the site is the centre of the yearly Thaipusam festival.

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Yes. Entry to Batu Caves is free.

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