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Chandre Oraon was born with a tail, which locals believe signifies he is an incarnation of Hindu monkey God Hanuman. Picture: Splash News Australia Source: Splash News Australia
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Oraon is worshipped by hundreds of followers in his native India who think he is a monkey God because he was born with a tail growing out of his back. Some Hindus view the tail as good luck and believe it’s a sign he’s an incarnation of a monkey God known as Hanuman, Barcroft TV reported.
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Chandre Oraon's tail is 14.5 inches long. Picture: Splash News Australia Source: Splash News Australia
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But wife Maino said it’s not easy being married to a living God and she has had to compromise.
“He doesn’t look good. My mother and my father passed away when I was young,” she said.
“So my brothers wanted me to get married. So I had to compromise and marry him.”
Followers who travel to see him in his West Bengal village believe he can cure illness and that he is blessed, however experts say his tail is not a gift from God but rather a birth defect.
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Some Hindus believe he has special healing powers. Picture: Splash Australia Source: Splash News Australia
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Local medical officer Bhushan Chakrabort told The Indian Express while he may climb trees, Oraon was simply a normal human who had a congenital defect. Health experts say his tail is a form of spina bifida, a condition where the spinal column fails to close properly. In some cases, it is possible to have the tail removed but Oraon insists his is staying put, despite the fact he was bullied and teased as a child. He said he would love to build a temple to accommodate his hundreds of followers but couldn’t afford it.
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The Indian man said he would not get his tail removed Picture: Splash News Australia Source: Splash News Australia
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