- NEW DELHI (UPI) - Thousands
of people across India are flocking to Hindu temples to see a Muslim baby
-- born with what appears to be a tail -- who is said to resemble the
monkey-faced
god Hanuman.
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- The 11-month-old boy with a 4-inch tail has been named
Bajrangbali, another name for Hanuman.
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- Iqbal Qureshi, the child's maternal grandfather, who
lives in Kharar town just outside Chandigarh in northern Punjab state,
is taking Bajrangbali from temple to temple across various Indian cities
where people offer money to pay their obeisance.
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- Qureshi showed journalists nine spots on the baby's body
that he said were like Hanuman's and said his grandson was the Hindu
deity's
reincarnation.
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- Women and children have been offering money and bowing
before the baby to pay their respect.
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- Hindus believe in miracles and reincarnation and Hanuman
is among the most popular of Hinduism's more than 1,000 gods and
goddesses.
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