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{{short description|Indian tea estate worker}} | {{short description|Indian tea estate worker}} | ||
'''Chandre Oram''' is an | '''Chandre Oram''' is an Indian tea estate worker who lives in [[Alipurduar]] district of [[Jalpaiguri]], [[West Bengal]]. He is famous for having a 33 cm (13 inch) long [[tail]], which has made him an object of devotion to many, who believe him to be an incarnation of [[Hanuman]], a Hindu deity associated with [[monkeys]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080414060608/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C06%5C22%5Cstory_22-6-2006_pg9_4 Indian man’s 13-inch tail] Daily Times June 22, 2006</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=m9w9V6Y6W_EC&pg=PA170&dq=Chandre+Oram Confessions of Emergency Room Doctors] Rocky Lang, Erick Montero, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2007 {{ISBN|0-7407-6863-8}}, {{ISBN|978-0-7407-6863-7}} | ||
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Oram has refused any operation to remove his tail. According to his family, it has become a part of him which he could not live without. However, this also has its costs, as he has been unable to settle down and raise a family of his own. He has reported that approximately twenty women have rejected offers of marriage because of his tail. He has said: "I have decided to marry the woman who accepts me and my tail. Or else, I'll remain a bachelor like Hanuman." | Oram has refused any operation to remove his tail. According to his family, it has become a part of him which he could not live without. However, this also has its costs, as he has been unable to settle down and raise a family of his own. He has reported that approximately twenty women have rejected offers of marriage because of his tail. He has said: "I have decided to marry the woman who accepts me and my tail. Or else, I'll remain a bachelor like Hanuman." | ||
Oram was married in 2007 and has a child. According to his wife, "He doesn't look good. My mother and my father passed away when I was young. My brothers wanted me to get married, so I had to compromise and marry him."<ref>http://theviralpost.com/man-with-tail-hailed-as-monkey-god</ref> | Oram was married in 2007 and has a child. According to his wife, "He doesn't look good. My mother and my father passed away when I was young. My brothers wanted me to get married, so I had to compromise and marry him."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theviralpost.com/man-with-tail-hailed-as-monkey-god|title = Google}}</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||