The annual Tamil Hindu festival of devotion to Lord Murugan transforms Batu Caves into the site of one of the world's most spectacular religious events — over a million pilgrims descend on the limestone temple complex, many of them carrying elaborate metal kavadi frames pierced through their skin in acts of devotional mortification. The pre-dawn chariot procession from KL's Sri Maha Mariamman Temple is an overwhelming sensory event.
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