[Trip to Malaysia] Amazing Batu Caves
Once you are in Malaysia, you should visit famous Batu Caves, which are already 400 mln years old. I think Batu Caves are one of the most amazing and impressive sight s in Malaysia. Batu Caves is a hill with serie of caves. The name of the caves was taken from the name of the river Sungai Batu or Stone River. Also, Batu caves is the most famous Hindu shrine, which located outside India. In front of the entrance to the caves, you can see Murugan monument . The height of the monument is about 43 meters. Let me tell you a little bit who is Murugan. Murugan, who is also known as Kartikeya, is a god of war and victory in hinduism. This god has 6 faces. He is a son of Shiva and Parvathi. It is not so easy to enter the caves. First, you should climb upstairs, so you should overcome 272 stairs . And on your way you will meet dozens of monkeys, which are usually very hungry and don’t hesitate to play with visitors. They can steal your stuff, accessories, bags etc. So, be ...