It's a miracle, according to this family. In Bharatpur, in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, a woman recently gave birth to a rather unusual baby. The child has seven fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, making a total of 26 instead of 20. According to the doctors, this is a rare genetic anomaly. But for those close to her, it's more than that. In fact, her family believes it's the 'reincarnation of a Hindu goddess'.
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Dholagarh Devi is a well-known deity whose temple is located near the baby's birthplace. Statues depict the Dholagarh goddess as a young girl with many arms. And according to the brother of Sarju Devi, 25, the baby's mother, she is apparently delighted to have given birth to this child.
My sister gave birth to a baby who has 26 fingers, and we consider her to be the incarnation of Dholagarh Devi. We are very happy.
The baby's father, Gopal Bhattacharya, an officer with the Central Reserve Police Force, is also very happy. Dr BS Soni, a doctor at the hospital where the baby was born, told Newsflash:
There's nothing wrong with having 26 fingers, but it's a genetic anomaly. On the other hand, the girl is in perfect health.
So it's unclear whether the baby's parents will have surgery to remove the extra fingers and toes, or whether they'll decide to leave their child like this.
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A shocking story
It's a story that has caused a stir among Internet users.
This can't be real.
This baby needs help.
This poor child will never have a normal life growing up.
I thought we'd stopped seeing this kind of thing since 2010.
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This article has been translated from Oh!MyMag FR.
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