Reports say a baby born with four arms and four legs in the Himalayas is being worshipped by people, who believe him to be the reincarnation of the Hindu god Ganesh.
Villagers in the district of Ramechhap have said six-month-old Risab, who has a headless "parasitic twin" attached at the abdomen, is akin to the elephant god, Ganesh, whose various forms have between two and 16 arms, reports The Telegraph.
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"They just give a few rupees, make an offering. Mostly the gifts are food and clothes," Ghimire added.
"Some say it is a miracle or that it is God, and others say it is a curse. There is a lack of awareness so villagers cannot understand it," Ghimire told the paper.
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"When he was born I was frightened about what the other villagers would say," she said.
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Doctors in Indonesia said they are planning to separate one-week-old conjoined twin boys but must wait for them to grow strong enough to survive the complex surgery.
Doctors in Indonesia said they are planning to separate one-week-old conjoined twin boys but must wait for them to grow strong enough to survive the complex surgery.
Source-ANI
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