I woke at 0800 and thought it would be good to take another peek at Thaipusam. It was so easy on the train, taking 25 minutes and costing only RM1.20 (USD0.40). I got there at 0930 and found the place rather quiet. It looked like a war zone. There was litter everywhere. While bins were plentiful, they were overflowing because the huge crowds meant there was no practical way of clearing them periodically.
I walked up to the cave today. Yesterday, I hadn’t … it was a mix of being too hot already and kinda thinking that it was the special day for the devotees and I shouldn’t be jostling with them for their sacred moment.
There was one man with a small kavadi and many people with pots of milk. They hand the milk to the priest who pours it over the “vel”, Lord Murugan’s spear. I asked a bystander what happens to the milk as with the amount brought up, it would surely overflow. He replied that it just goes down a drain!
The “party” was definitely over and I didn’t stay long and headed into the city. I had dinner with the couple that had moved over from Masterton at their home near Damansara. From my experience with KTM Komuter which crawled, I expected the LRT to be similar. I allowed plenty of time and found myself getting to their station some 45 minutes early!
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- Batu Caves were nearly deserted today but the aftermath was evident.
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- Batu Caves were nearly deserted today.
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- Batu Caves were nearly deserted today; the monkeys have largely been scared away by all the people here yesterday.
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- Cinderellas were here. There were piles of lost shoes everywhere.
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- Looking up into the sky through the opening at the top of Batu Caves.
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- And this is where old preloved disused kavadis go to die.
