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An Indian teenager is worshipped as a god because he has a 7ins ‘tail’. Arshid Ali Khan, 13, has become a divine symbol in the state of Punjab. Locals have hailed him a reincarnation of the Hindu monkey god Hanuman – and refer to him as Balaji. ‘I feel neither good nor bad about having a tail.’ Arshid lives with his grandfather, Iqbal Qureshi, and two uncles, after his father died when he was four and his mother remarried.  Locals have hailed Arshid a human reincarnation of the Hindu monkey god Hanuman Some people believe that if they worship Arshid their wishes will come true Mr Qureshi, a music instructor, said: ‘When he spoke for the first time at the age on one all he spoke was the names of Gods from different religions. ‘It was that day I realised that he had something divine and godly about him.’ He added: ‘It does not matter whether we are Muslims or Hindus, I think there is just one path for spiritualism.’ Arshid’s home has been converted into a templ...