K. Thamboosamy Pillay

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K. Thamboosamy Pillay

Malaysian leader

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Batu Caves

In Batu Caves
K. Thamboosamy Pillay, a leader of the Tamil Hindu community in Malaya (as the region was then called), built a temple within the caves in 1891. It is said that he took inspiration from the similarity in shape of the cave entrance to the tip…
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