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==Developments==
The caves had been a target of the [[Al-Mau'nah]] sect bombings, but only minor damage was done.

Could anyone please cite this phrase? As far as I know no incident ever happen here. 60.50.14.128 08:00, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Could whoever posted this comments about the bombings please give us the source. Cavingliz 09:13, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This was me. I took the information from the Al-Mau'nah page. The text on that page is: "Mohamed Amin Mohamed Razali also sent members to bomb the Anchor and Carlsberg breweries in Petaling Jaya near Kuala Lumpur and the Hindu temple in Batu Caves. Only minor damage was done. Shahidi and Khairul Anuar later admitted to attacking the Carlsberg brewery on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur with grenade launchers stolen from the army camps." There is then a source cited, but it only refers to the brewery bombings but not the Batu Caves bombing. If someone wants to remove the information, it should probably be removed from that page too. Sorry for any inconvenience. Alohasoy 20:24, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's a difficult one. I remember when the Sauk attack happened, but heard nothing of attempted attacks in KL. I've googled for more info, and BBC has a few bits, basically mentioned the bungled attempt on the Carlsberg factory, but no mention of any attempt at Batu Caves. I think it should be removed from the Batu Caves page, as its not really relavant. But its OK to leave it on the Al-Mau'nah page. Cavingliz 12:40, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Removed. Now that there's only one bit of information in the "developments" section, should it be merged into the "tourism" section? Alohasoy 13:51, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for removing it. I would suggest leaving the developments section as it is. Maybe I could add a bit about the development of the area when I've got time - assuming that's what the section means. Cavingliz 02:20, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Clarification please

This article needs quite a bit of work.... Confusing bits about local tribe "bing aware of", Indian trader "said to have discovered" and Horanday discovery. Needs a re-wording at least. Next, there's little or no indication of how big they are, and what makes them notable geogarpically/geologically. Finally, there's no indication of when the temples were built, or what makes them particularly notable (except the number of visitor during Thaipusam).Snori 19:20, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Batu Caves is said to have been discovered by K. Thamboosamy Whoever posted this, can they give the source, as I've researched Batu Caves and have not seen this quoted anywhere. Cavingliz 01:25, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Macaques

I was at the Batu Caves exactly one year ago today. Due to the auspicious nature of the date (7/7/7) there was a LOT of people there, mostly Hindu.. Even three or four weddings! It was quite amazing.. But my point is, while I was there I saw a small child (5-6 years of age) get attacked by one of the macaques.. It bit the back of his arm and there was a lot of blood and screaming parents. I've had almost-bad experiences with them myself (mostly them threatening to attack unless I gave them food, which is how they behave towards most of the people present) Therefore, I made a note in the "flora/fauna" section regarding the hazardousness of the monkeys. I can vouch for it first-hand. Weasel5i2 (talk) 01:09, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately it's partly a manmade problem as too many people are feeding the monkeys, encouraged by the people who sell "monkey food". The macaques have learnt that people may have food and are now aggressive as they have learnt that if they intimidate people, they get the food. Macaques are also a problem in other areas in KL and suburbs. Cavingliz (talk) 02:10, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I was there last month and while they were still aggresive as far as trying to get available foodstuffs, I didn't see any outright attacks. 76.236.121.35 (talk) 05:38, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Title image

File:GOD CAVE 3 0271.jpg does not depict the whole Murugan statue and the wires are too prominent.
File:Batu caves.jpg has both the statue and the entrance, the crowd climbing can be seen, the caves can be seen. Mspraveen img focusses only on the statue, which is right for the section it is in. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 17:16, 11 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"rupees"?

"The statue, which cost approximately 24 million rupees" What kind of rupees? The Malaysian currency is not the rupee. 210.186.239.31 (talk) 01:47, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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This list should be moved to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fauna_of_Batu_Caves and it really needs a reference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pakbelang (talk • contribs) 09:40, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]