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Kata Tjuta is the Anangu name for The Olgas. Kata Tjuta
means "the place of many heads" which refers
to the many domes in this group of rocks. There are many
stories from the dreamtime (Tjukurpa) associated with
different features of these rocks which are believed to
have been created by many different mythical beings. A
rock pillar on the eastern side, with a smaller rock leaning
against it, is the body of Malu the kangaroo man who is
set into stone as he dies in the arms of of his sister
the lizard woman, Mulumura. Malu was killed at this spot
by a pack of dingoes after returning from his long travels
to the west. His wound appears as an erosion in the rock.
His intestines spilled out and appear as a mound at the
base of the rock. Uluru the Anangu name for Ayers Rock is about 45 km away.
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