We took a day trip from Kuala Lumpur to the Batu Caves, just outside of the city to the north. This is a huge Hindu cave temple complex. It is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside of India. The first cave we saw, the Ramayana Cave, is full of painted statues of Hindu Gods. The second, and more famous, is the actual Batu Cave. This is the site of the yearly Thaipusam festival, where people perform self mutilation rituals.
There are also many macaque monkeys that live in the caves, fed by tourists. They look cute, but we were warned they bite. One even came up to Caryl and tried to grab his water bottle! I have indicated where the monkeys are climbing the rocks with red arrows - helps show just how large this cave is!
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