-Genting Highlands Outdoor Theme park will be closed until 2016 for renovation
-Out door theme park served for 35 years since it's opening
-Out door theme park served for 35 years since it's opening
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Batu Caves or the world's tallest statue of Murugan in Malaysia
Batu caves is one of the main tourist attractions in Malaysia
1.Batu Caves is a limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples
2.The cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to Lord Murugan
3.The limestone forming Batu Caves is said to be around 400 million years old
4.Some of the cave entrances were used as shelters by the indigenous Temuan people (a tribe of Orang Asli)
5.Since 1892, the Thaipusam festival in the Tamil month of Thai (which falls in late January/early February) has been celebrated here
6.Wooden steps up to the Temple Cave were built in 1920 and have since been replaced by 272 concrete steps
7.The world's tallest statue of Murugan(140 ft high), a Hindu deity, is located outside Batu Caves
8.The statue, which cost approximately 24 million rupees, is made of 1550 cubic metres of concrete, 250 tonnes of steel bars and 300 litres of gold paint brought in from neighbouring Thailand
9.140 ft high statue of Lord Murugan was unveiled in January 2006, having taken 3 years to construct. It is the tallest Lord Murugan statue in the world.
10.Batu Caves is easily reached by Komuter train using the Batu Caves-Port Klang Route, costing RM 2 for a one-way journey from KL Sentral. Batu Caves may also be reached by bus 11/11d from Bangkok Bank Terminus (Near to Puduraya Terminus) or bus U6 from Titiwangsa.
1.Batu Caves is a limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples
2.The cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to Lord Murugan
3.The limestone forming Batu Caves is said to be around 400 million years old
4.Some of the cave entrances were used as shelters by the indigenous Temuan people (a tribe of Orang Asli)
5.Since 1892, the Thaipusam festival in the Tamil month of Thai (which falls in late January/early February) has been celebrated here
6.Wooden steps up to the Temple Cave were built in 1920 and have since been replaced by 272 concrete steps
7.The world's tallest statue of Murugan(140 ft high), a Hindu deity, is located outside Batu Caves
8.The statue, which cost approximately 24 million rupees, is made of 1550 cubic metres of concrete, 250 tonnes of steel bars and 300 litres of gold paint brought in from neighbouring Thailand
9.140 ft high statue of Lord Murugan was unveiled in January 2006, having taken 3 years to construct. It is the tallest Lord Murugan statue in the world.
10.Batu Caves is easily reached by Komuter train using the Batu Caves-Port Klang Route, costing RM 2 for a one-way journey from KL Sentral. Batu Caves may also be reached by bus 11/11d from Bangkok Bank Terminus (Near to Puduraya Terminus) or bus U6 from Titiwangsa.
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