Tour the Temple of Hindu Society in Caves Stone Malaysia

Caves stone is a limestone hill, which has a series of caves and cave temples, located in Gombak district, 13 kilometres (8 miles) North of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It takes its name from the Rock River that flows through the hills. Caves stone is also the name of a nearby village. This cave is one of the Hindu temple outside of India’s most popular, dedicated to Lord Murugan. This is the Hindu festival of Thaipusam focus point in Malaysia. Caves stone serves as the focus of the annual Thaipusam Hindu society. It has become a site of pilgrimage for Hindus not only Malaysia, but Hindus around the world from countries such as India, Australia and Singapore.

A procession began in the early morning hours at the Sri Mahamariamman Temple of Thaipusam heading to Caves Stone as a religious activity for Lord Muruga lasting eight hours. Devotees carry containers containing milk as offering to Lord Muruga either by hand or in huge decorated carriers on their shoulders called ‘ kavadi ‘. The kavadi may be simple wooden arched semi-circular supports holding a carrier foisted with pot-brass or clay pots of milk or a large, heavy which may be increased up to two metres, built of metal frame that holds the skewers long bends, sharp end that penetrates the skin torso carrier. Kavadi is decorated with flowers and peacock feathers imported from India. Some kavadi may weight as much as a hundred pounds.

There is no entrance here, aka FREE once inside the gigantic Hanuman Statue is addressed, in green. This deity is Lord Tamil in India, master of weapon called a Spear of Wisdom and drive a Peacock. Behind the statue of the God MURUGAN as high as 42.7 m and gilded with gold, he said nih gold paint brought in from Thailand, plastered 272 stairs leading to the temples that were in the caves of limestone.

In the surroundings of Caves stone there is a Hindu belief that highly purified, because people other than Hindus are not allowed to enter and there is a limit also. For people who want to go to pray. In the cave there is a main temple and a little less comfortable. Because many of the monkeys roam free, less savory smell of dirt monkey, bats or birds. Not content to surround the great cave, you can also enter a small cave in which there are paintings, miniatures and parade a series of snakes live in the glass.

Sri Subramaniar Temple Mala stone is managed by the Board of management of Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Devasthanam, which also manages the Sri Mahamariamman Temple and the Kortumalai Pillaiyar Temple. It also performs the role of a consultant to the Government of Malaysia Hindu religion in determining annual Hindu calendar. Tour the Temple of Hindu Society in Caves Stone Malaysia.
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