a pic a day (day 239)

a decent looking and moderate size sultan abu bakar mosque in raub, pahang on a clear day. completed in 2008, the mosque is quite hidden from the main trunk road and perches on a hill near the town hospital. september 2011.

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a pic a day (day 238)

a buddha statue lies deep inside cave villa, one of the series of caves at the base of batu caves, most of which contains hindu statues and cave paintings. in hinduism, he is regarded as one of the ten avatars of god vishnu, hence the statue inside a hindu shrine. september 2011.

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a pic a day (day 237)

the world’s tallest statue of murugan, a hindu deity, gold painted and standing at 42.5m high near the entrance to batu caves, a popular hindu shrines with a steep flight of 272 steps to reach the temple cave. september 2011.

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a pic a day (day 236)

the christ church and the stadthuys, built in the 18th and the 17th century during the dutch rule, are both listed as a unesco world heritage site in july 2008. the pic of the historical site at malacca city was captured in july 2009, successfully hiding an eyesore that is a telecommunication tower (again?) behind a decorative plant.

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a pic a day (day 234)

from left (north) to right (south), mt. blackburn (2,416m), mt. german (2,190m) and mt. burnett (2,035m) of the burnett mountains on the northern end of lake pukaki with a glimpse of tasman river on the foreground, aoraki mt. cook national park. june 2010.

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