Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Thaipusam at Batu Caves
Cultural
Best time
January – February
Category
Cultural
Duration
4–6 days
Group size
2–10 travellers
The moment
One of the most intense religious processions in the world at the foot of limestone caves
About this experience
Thaipusam is a Tamil Hindu festival observed in January or February. At Batu Caves outside Kuala Lumpur, hundreds of thousands of devotees climb 272 steps to the cave temple, many carrying elaborate kavadi structures — some involving body piercings — as an act of devotion and penance. The scale, intensity and devotion…
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