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Batu Caves Magnificent Hindu Cave Temple
• Batu Caves Founder: K Thamboosamy Pillai
• Built: 1891
• Primary Deity: Lord Subramaniar or Karttikeya;
• Number of steps: 272 to the cathedral cave;
• Height: 400 feet or 125 meters;
• Opening Hours: daily from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
• Location: about 13 KM north of KL, District of Gombak
• Temple managed by Batu Malai Sri Subramaniar Temple.
Golden statue of lord Muruga
Thaipusam in Malaysia
The Legend associated with Thaipusam
Idumban and Kavadi
Rich legend lies behind the origins of Thaipusam. Popular narration goes that the great Saint, Agasthya, instructed his student, Idumban to uproot two hills called Sivagiri and Shakthigiri belonging to Lord Murugan and bring it back to him. As commanded, Idumban flew to Mount Kailai Range where the hills rested and picked them up ready to fly back. But alas, Lord Murugan had other plans. He wanted to test Idumban’s mettle and devotion to his master. He reduced his size, to that of a small child and promptly stood atop one of the hills.
Suddenly Idumban found that he couldn’t carry the hills anymore. To his bewilderment, a child was standing haughtily on the hill. Idumban humbly requested the boy to get down. When the child refused, Idumban flew into a rage and tried to attack him, only to find himself falling like an injured bird. Lord Murugan then reverted to his original self and appeared before Idumban. "I am pleased with your courage and determination," he said. "Your devotion to your guru is admirable. I now bestow on you the honor of being my guardian" Lord Murugan then proclaimed that henceforth, those who carried kavadis to see him, would receive his blessings. Today, thousands of Hindus carry kavadis as offerings to the Lord during Thaipusam. The kavadis symbolize the hills of burden that Idumban shouldered.
Murugan, Vel and Tharakasuran
The other version was a demon named Tharakasuran who was troubling the Rishis and Saints. Lord Muruga was called by his parents Lord Shiva and Parvati and given the job of destroying the asuran. Lord Muruga set off with the blessings of his parents, to destroy the demon. He carried twelve weapons, eleven of which were given by his father Lord Shiva and the 'Vel' given by his mother Parvati. Lord Muruga destroyed Tharakasuran on the Pusam Nakshatra day in the Tamil month of Thai and hence Thai Pusam is celebrated in all Murugan temples
read more from here:
http://templedarshan.blogspot.com/2010/02/batu-cave-murugan-temple-malaysia.html
• Batu Caves Founder: K Thamboosamy Pillai
• Built: 1891
• Primary Deity: Lord Subramaniar or Karttikeya;
• Number of steps: 272 to the cathedral cave;
• Height: 400 feet or 125 meters;
• Opening Hours: daily from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
• Location: about 13 KM north of KL, District of Gombak
• Temple managed by Batu Malai Sri Subramaniar Temple.
Golden statue of lord Muruga
Thaipusam in Malaysia
The Legend associated with Thaipusam
Idumban and Kavadi
Rich legend lies behind the origins of Thaipusam. Popular narration goes that the great Saint, Agasthya, instructed his student, Idumban to uproot two hills called Sivagiri and Shakthigiri belonging to Lord Murugan and bring it back to him. As commanded, Idumban flew to Mount Kailai Range where the hills rested and picked them up ready to fly back. But alas, Lord Murugan had other plans. He wanted to test Idumban’s mettle and devotion to his master. He reduced his size, to that of a small child and promptly stood atop one of the hills.
Suddenly Idumban found that he couldn’t carry the hills anymore. To his bewilderment, a child was standing haughtily on the hill. Idumban humbly requested the boy to get down. When the child refused, Idumban flew into a rage and tried to attack him, only to find himself falling like an injured bird. Lord Murugan then reverted to his original self and appeared before Idumban. "I am pleased with your courage and determination," he said. "Your devotion to your guru is admirable. I now bestow on you the honor of being my guardian" Lord Murugan then proclaimed that henceforth, those who carried kavadis to see him, would receive his blessings. Today, thousands of Hindus carry kavadis as offerings to the Lord during Thaipusam. The kavadis symbolize the hills of burden that Idumban shouldered.
Murugan, Vel and Tharakasuran
The other version was a demon named Tharakasuran who was troubling the Rishis and Saints. Lord Muruga was called by his parents Lord Shiva and Parvati and given the job of destroying the asuran. Lord Muruga set off with the blessings of his parents, to destroy the demon. He carried twelve weapons, eleven of which were given by his father Lord Shiva and the 'Vel' given by his mother Parvati. Lord Muruga destroyed Tharakasuran on the Pusam Nakshatra day in the Tamil month of Thai and hence Thai Pusam is celebrated in all Murugan temples
read more from here:
http://templedarshan.blogspot.com/2010/02/batu-cave-murugan-temple-malaysia.html