Editing Ulanji

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In [[Binbinga]] mythology, '''Ulanji''' is a [[snake]]-ancestor of the Binbinga.  He bit the heads off some [[flying fox]]es and took out two of their [[rib]]s and their [[heart]]. Ulanji emerged from the ground at a place called Markumundana. He walked along to a large hill, Windilumba, where he made a spring, and also a mountain close by. He crossed what is now known as the Limmen Creek, and made a range of hills and a valley, with a large number of water-holes and plenty of lilies in them. He left behind numbers of Ulanji spirits, which emanated from his body, wherever he performed ceremonies. After travelling over a great extent of country, and making many ''mungai'' (totem animal) spots, he finally went into the ground at a water-hole called Uminiwura.<ref>Spencer, Sir Baldwin. (1904). Northern Tribes of Central Australia. London: Macmillan, p. 171.</ref>

The Binbinga believe that both men and women can see the spirit children at the mungai spots.

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[[Category:Australian Aboriginal mythology]]
[[Category:Legendary serpents]]


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