{"id":130509,"date":"2023-09-19T16:11:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T16:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=130509"},"modified":"2023-09-19T16:11:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T16:11:25","slug":"baby-born-with-26-digits-hailed-as-incarnation-of-hindu-goddess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/world-news\/baby-born-with-26-digits-hailed-as-incarnation-of-hindu-goddess\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby born with 26 digits hailed as incarnation of Hindu goddess"},"content":{"rendered":"
The parents of a baby who was born in India with 26 fingers and toes have called her the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The young girl, who was born at a\u00a0hospital in\u00a0Bharatpur,\u00a0in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, has seven fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot.<\/p>\n
While doctors have described her condition as a genetic anomaly, her family are reportedly delighted and have publicly called her the reborn version of\u00a0Dholagarh Devi, a well-known local deity whose temple is near where the girl was born.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Statues of the deity reveal she is a young girl with several arms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The baby’s mother, named as Sarju Devi, 25, is said to be delighted.<\/p>\n
Her brother, who has not been named, told local media: ‘My sister has given birth to a baby who has 26 fingers, and we are considering it to be the incarnation of Dholagarh Devi. We are very happy.’<\/p>\n
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The newborn girl (pictured) was born with 26 toes and fingers<\/p>\n
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She was born with two extra fingers on each hand<\/p>\n
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She was also born with an additional toe on each foot<\/p>\n
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Her family are delighted, and believe she is a reincarnation of a well-known local deity called\u00a0Dholagarh Devi<\/p>\n
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A doctor at the hospital she was born in said that she’s a healthy baby, despite her additional digits<\/p>\n
The baby’s father, Gopal Bhattacharya, is a police constable in the Central Reserve Police Force and he is also said to be very happy.<\/p>\n
Dr BS Soni, a medic at the hospital where the baby was born, said: ‘There is no harm of any kind in having 26 fingers, but it is a genetic anomaly. The girl is otherwise absolutely healthy.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
It is not currently known whether the family are planning to have their newborn girl undergo surgery to reduce the number of digits on each limb.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The baby’s birth comes just a few weeks after a traveller left his fellow plane passengers horrified when he slipped off his shoes and socks, revealing his extra toe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A TikTok of the shoeless man went viral, garnering a huge 8.1million views and over 14,000 comments, most of which are poking fun at the unusual clip and re-igniting the debate of whether it’s acceptable to go barefoot in public.<\/p>\n
After zooming in on their fellow jetsetter’s foot, the camera pans out to the window as the plane takes off.<\/p>\n
One commenter joked ‘Flying out of Torontoe,’ while another added ‘you know he’s not lack toes intolerant’.<\/p>\n
The top comment with over 40,000 likes, is simply ‘I’m telling you right now…’ with laughing emojis.<\/p>\n