The Batu Caves are a series of limestone caves that you can see in the distance from any high point in KL. About 15 miles out of town they were given to Hindu pilgrims as a place to pay homage to Lord Murugan. The scale is amazing, even if the steps up to the entrance do leave you gasping for breath! Turn up in February to witness Thaipusam, a festival where devotees and penitents carry offerings of milk and honey to the caves. Some penitents go further and suspend the offerings from their skin; using hooks and skewers to attach the heavy pots. Gangs of angry looking monkeys will try and pinch your food - so keep your wits about you. It is a stunning and humbling place with a fascinating history

Get the bus from outside the HSBC in Little India - it costs about 3 RM (about 20p)- although I would not try to explain which bus stop it is as we ran around for an hour trying to find it!

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