Batu Caves

Batu Caves
Batu Caves
	Entrance to the cave complex with the Murugan statue in the front
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Gombak
Deity	Murugan
Festivals	Thaipusam
Location
State	Selangor
Country	Malaysia
	Location in the Klang Valley Location in Peninsular Malaysia
Geographic coordinates	3°14′14.64″N 101°41′2.06″E / 3.2374000°N 101.6839056°E
Architecture
Type	Dravidian Architecture
Completed	1920

Batu Caves (Tamil: பத்து மலை, romanized: Pathu malai) is a mogote with a series of limestone caves in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located about 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. The cave complex consists many Hindu temples, the popular of which is a shrine dedicated to Hindu god Murugan. It is the focal point of the Tamil festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia. The complex also hosts of a 43 m (141 ft) high Murugan statue, one of the largest Murugan statues in the world.