The infant, who has been hailed as a “miracle of nature” and compared to a reincarnation of God, was born at the weekend in Hardoi, in the north of the country. Photos and videos show the baby with what appears to be an extra pair of arms and legs attached to his stomach in what is likely to be polymelia, a birth defect that results in more than the usual number of limbs. The unidentified child, who weighed 6.5kg at birth, was born at the Shahabad Community Health Center in Uttar Pradesh state, India’s most populous region. Mother Kareena, who did not reveal her last name, was admitted to the hospital after labor pains on Saturday and gave birth soon after. Both mother and child are said to be healthy and well. Local media reports say people have flocked to see the child after news of the birth spread across the region, with the whole being described as a “miracle of nature”. Others have suggested that the child could be a reincarnation of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, fortune, strength, beauty, fertility and prosperity. (Newslions Media / SWNS.COM) This is not the first time that a baby from India has left the crowds in awe. Earlier this year, another child born with four arms and legs was worshiped by locals who believed the child was an incarnation of God. The newborn’s mother was inundated with visitors at Sadar Hospital in eastern India after she gave birth on Tuesday, January 17.
