Photos: Cambodian woman marries calf, thinks it’s her reincarnated husband

A five–month–old calf has become a social media sensation after convincing a Cambodian villager that he was the reincarnation of her dead husband. ‘I believe that the calf is my husband because whatever he does…is in exactly the same way as my husband did when he was alive,’ say Khim Hang, 74. The young cow was born in March and has become a local celebrity thanks to the claims. (Samrang Pring / Reuters )

Updated on: Jul 21, 2017 2:39 PM IST

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A five–month–old calf has become a social media sensation after convincing a Cambodian villager that he was the reincarnation of her dead husband. ‘I believe that the calf is my husband because whatever he does…is in exactly the same way as my husband did when he was alive,’ say Khim Hang, 74. The young cow was born in March and has become a local celebrity thanks to the claims. (Samrang Pring / Reuters )

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Relatives play inside a house with a calf which they believe is the family's reborn patriarch in Kratie province, Cambodia. (Samrang Pring / Reuters )

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Khim Hang, 74, feeds the calf at her house in Kratie province, Cambodia. (Samrang Pring / Reuters )

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The astonishing claims have created a cult following and up to 100 people visit the calf every day. (Samrang Pring / Reuters )

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Cambodia is 95 percent Buddhist and many believe the soul of a person is reincarnated after death. (Samrang Pring / Reuters )

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Inside the wooden house, the calf is fed, washed and put to bed with a fluffy pillow once used by Tol Khut. (Samrang Pring / Reuters )

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Calf walks into a house believed to reborn. (Samrang Pring / Reuters )

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Calf stays inside the house with other members of the family, as they believes it's their reborn patriarch. (Samrang Pring / Reuters )