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Sacred place implies a hierophany, marking out territory from the surrounding areas, making it qualitatively different and become the centre of the entire universe, a place where power and faith are strongest (Elide 1959). The Ibans appeal to the rain gods to ask for rain at sacred place such as an old burial ground believed to be a century old. Upon reaching the sacred site, the longhouse folk would put their offerings on it and recite prayers, followed by some lengthy incantation which culminates in the slaughtering of a chicken as a sacrifice to the god, after which its head would be buried there. According to Aboriginal myths, Uluru provide physical evidence of feats performed by ancestral, archetypal beings that travelled across an unformed land during the Dreamtime creation period. It is believe that by simply touching the rocks they can communicate with dreamtime and receive blessings from their ancestors. They also perform rituals in the caves and make new rock