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Saturday, November 24, 2012
Batu Caves (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Standing at 42.7 m (140 ft) high,
the world's tallest statue of Murugan, a Hindu deity, is located outside Batu
Caves , near the city of Kuala
Lumpur , Malaysia .
The statue is made of 1550 cubic metres of concrete, 250 tonnes of steel bars
and 300 litres of gold paint brought in from neighbouring Thailand .
The cave is one of the most
popular Hindu shrines outside India ,
dedicated to Lord Murugan. It is the focal point of Hindu festival of Thaipusam
in Malaysia .