Hundreds of superstitious tourists said they are returning stones to Australia's sacred Ayers Rock because they bring bad luck.

Visitors have been anxiously mailing the sorry rocks back to the sacred sandstone formation in central Australia, along with letters that blame the objects for causing bad luck, illness, divorce or death in their lives, The Daily Telegraph reported Monday.

It is reported that members of the Anangu tribe residing near the landmark have asked tourists not to remove objects from the area.

There's quite a deep-seated uncertainty about Aboriginal spirituality and culture and often we err on the side of caution when we don't know something well, said Jasmine Foxlee, a Ph.D student researching the rocks.

Skeptics have said the rocks are perfectly safe and the whole phenomenon is ridiculous.

I've had my little piece of Ayers Rock for 14 years and I'm the most contented bugger on Earth, one said.

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