Six-year-old
Pranshu, from Jalandhar, Punjab of India, is being worshipped by
villagers as the reincarnation of a Hindu god, after a medical condition
left him with an enlarged forehead and narrow eyes.
Pranshu
who was born with the medical defect makes it difficult to walk.The
villagers believe him to be a divine child and a reincarnation of the
god; Ganesha. However, the Ganesha god, depicted with an elephant's head
on a human body, is alleged by the people to be the god of good fortune
who provides prosperity and success.
Pranshu
is not just worshipped by the people but also his teachers - who bow
down their heads before him. The mystery boy is said to be met outside a
temple near his village every Thursday by a crowed who come to worship
or consult from him.
Pranshu
has four siblings, including an elder brother, pictured, who has the
same medical condition. However, the difference is that his elder
brother who is just like him, can work properly unlike him.
Pranshu
comes from a poor family. His father who is a labourer, earns less than
£4 per day and says the boy was taken to a local doctor a year after
his birth but they were unable to offer a definitive diagnosis or offer
any treatment to his condition.
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