A baby in India has been dubbed “God Boy” by his parents and locals because he resembles the Hindu God Brahma. Due to a parasitic twin, the unnamed Indian boy was born with two extra arms and two legs — hence the resemblance to Brahma. Locals, eager to catch a glimpse of the “miracle baby,” have flocked by the thousands over to the hospital in Baruipur, India’s West Bengal State.

Many onlookers have been crying and praying, suggesting he is Brahma's son, while others believe it's a sign of the end of the world.

"When he first came out, we couldn’t believe it," a relative of the “God baby” told a local TV station in Baruipur, the Mirror reported. "The nurses said he was badly deformed, but I could see that this was a sign from God. In fact, this is a miracle; it's God’s baby. Indian Gods have extra limbs just like this."

The birth defect is the result of the remains of the baby’s parasitic twin joining him in the womb. The condition only occurs when an undeveloped or underdeveloped twin is attached to parts of the body of the twin that fully develops and is born. Parasitic twins are either asymmetric conjoined identical or monozygotic twins in which the tissues of a severely defective twin — the parasite — are contingent on the cardiovascular system of the other twin — the autosite — for survival, according to The Embryo Project at Arizona State University. Approximately one per one million live births are parasitic twins.

Despite the unusual case and devout worship the “God baby” has received, the police are anything but impressed. “This is a freak baby, and it is tragic. There is nothing Godly about him at all. But the crowds are going berserk and clamoring to see the child,” a police spokesman said.

This isn’t the first case of parasitic twins that has garned international attention. In September, Margaret Awino gave birth to Paul Mukisa, a parasitic twin born with two extra arms and two extra legs, in Uganda. Doctors ran a series of tests on the eight-limbed newborn, which showed that the host and parasitic twin shared part of the pelvic bone, CNN reported. The extra limbs were successfully removed in a three-hour operation by three surgeons, three anesthesiologists, and two nurses.

It is not yet clear if and when the “God baby” is expected to undergo surgery to remove his extra limbs. His family is basking in the joy their newest member of their family has brought to them and the locals.

“It is only natural that people want to see the God Baby,” the family relative said.