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Poonam her husband Shambhu and their son

Poonam her husband Shambhu and their son Mythili SH with a simple life untouched

Mythili SH with a simple life untouched

Mythili SH with a simple life untouched by the 21st century

but when Poonam became pregnant with her

but when Poonam became pregnant with her second child everything changed

[Music]

[Music] before she was born I had a dream that I

before she was born I had a dream that I

before she was born I had a dream that I had to make a temple to Lakshmi Lakshmi

had to make a temple to Lakshmi Lakshmi

had to make a temple to Lakshmi Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth and

is the Hindu goddess of wealth and

is the Hindu goddess of wealth and fortune her many limbs symbolize

fortune her many limbs symbolize

fortune her many limbs symbolize righteousness desire wealth and

righteousness desire wealth and

righteousness desire wealth and liberation this goddess of good luck is

liberation this goddess of good luck is

liberation this goddess of good luck is celebrated in the month of October the

celebrated in the month of October the

celebrated in the month of October the same month that Branham gives birth to

same month that Branham gives birth to

same month that Branham gives birth to her baby girl when I first saw her it

her baby girl when I first saw her it

her baby girl when I first saw her it was so upsetting that I fainted for two

was so upsetting that I fainted for two

was so upsetting that I fainted for two days she has four arms and four legs she

days she has four arms and four legs she

days she has four arms and four legs she looks like Lakshmi the goddess came

looks like Lakshmi the goddess came

looks like Lakshmi the goddess came under her own name in this remote part

under her own name in this remote part

under her own name in this remote part of India health care is hard to come by

of India health care is hard to come by

of India health care is hard to come by disabled infants are often left in the

disabled infants are often left in the

disabled infants are often left in the fields to die but Lakshmi is lucky the

fields to die but Lakshmi is lucky the

fields to die but Lakshmi is lucky the villagers know she’s special the second

villagers know she’s special the second

villagers know she’s special the second they see her

after she was born for a whole month

after she was born for a whole month crowds of people came to see her it was

crowds of people came to see her it was

crowds of people came to see her it was said that Laxmi love have been born here

news of the incarnation of the goddess

news of the incarnation of the goddess lakshmi spreads quickly from the remote

lakshmi spreads quickly from the remote

lakshmi spreads quickly from the remote district of auroria it travels a

district of auroria it travels a

district of auroria it travels a thousand miles to the heart of modern

thousand miles to the heart of modern

thousand miles to the heart of modern India Bangalore is one of India’s

India Bangalore is one of India’s

India Bangalore is one of India’s largest most technologically

largest most technologically

largest most technologically and sparsh hospital is where top

and sparsh hospital is where top

and sparsh hospital is where top orthopedic surgeon dr. Sharon Patel

orthopedic surgeon dr. Sharon Patel

orthopedic surgeon dr. Sharon Patel first learns of Lakshmi Tata the girl

first learns of Lakshmi Tata the girl

first learns of Lakshmi Tata the girl with eight wounds

photos of the two-year-old present a

photos of the two-year-old present a medical challenge unlike any he’s ever

medical challenge unlike any he’s ever

medical challenge unlike any he’s ever seen and he immediately decides to help

seen and he immediately decides to help

seen and he immediately decides to help [Music]

namaste that’s me

namaste that’s me fitting since well technically watch me

fitting since well technically watch me

fitting since well technically watch me will have her first medical exam she

will have her first medical exam she

will have her first medical exam she reacts like any girl or age

reacts like any girl or age

reacts like any girl or age protesting loudly to the poking and

protesting loudly to the poking and

protesting loudly to the poking and prodding

Lakshmi has two arms and two legs that

Lakshmi has two arms and two legs that function normally the upper most limbs

function normally the upper most limbs

function normally the upper most limbs on each side of her body

on each side of her body

on each side of her body but below them in mirror-image are two

but below them in mirror-image are two

but below them in mirror-image are two more sets of arms and legs that belong

more sets of arms and legs that belong

more sets of arms and legs that belong to Lakshmi’s parasitic twin an unformed

to Lakshmi’s parasitic twin an unformed

to Lakshmi’s parasitic twin an unformed being with no head

being with no head

being with no head [Music]

[Music]

[Music] dr. patel’s exam confirms his initial

dr. patel’s exam confirms his initial

dr. patel’s exam confirms his initial impression Lakshmi’s parasitic twin

impression Lakshmi’s parasitic twin

impression Lakshmi’s parasitic twin should be surgically removed but such a

should be surgically removed but such a

should be surgically removed but such a complex operation has never been

complex operation has never been

complex operation has never been attempted in India before Poonam and

attempted in India before Poonam and

attempted in India before Poonam and Shambhu faced a difficult decision leave

Shambhu faced a difficult decision leave

Shambhu faced a difficult decision leave life as they know it behind four

life as they know it behind four

life as they know it behind four potentially life-threatening endeavor or

potentially life-threatening endeavor or

potentially life-threatening endeavor or keep their little girl as they have

keep their little girl as they have

keep their little girl as they have always known her as Lakshmi the goddess

always known her as Lakshmi the goddess

always known her as Lakshmi the goddess with a club

with a club

with a club [Music]

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