An Indian priest in Shahjehanpur with a facial tumour is being worshipped as a god by locals and has "exhausted" his savings trying to find a cure.

Dabul Mishra, 32, was born with this condition and he has visited numerous hospitals and seen many doctors who could not provide him with proper treatment.

Mishra works as a local priest at an Indian temple and supports his family with the donations that he gets from the devotees.

Although Mishra calls his condition a curse, the villagers around him believe to be an incarnation of Lord Jambavanta, an Indian god.

Mishra said: "I was born with this condition but never took to begging because of my self-respect.

"Although I consider this as a curse, the people have now found a god in me and worships me as an incarnation of Lord Jambavanta.

"I tried visiting many hospitals but no one could find me a proper cure, I almost exhausted my savings but then stopped going to the hospitals with a hope of cure.

"The government officials are aware of my condition but have not offered any help, but I will keep fighting till the end and find a cure of it, it is just that at the moment I am not in the condition to afford my expenses.

His wife, who is blind, said: "It is a tough life for us as I am blind and he is suffering from this condition.

"It is good that I cannot see else it would have been tougher for me after seeing my husband in this condition."

This footage was filmed on February 15.

Indian priest with massive facial tumour is worshipped as a God by locals in Uttar Pradesh, India.
A local Indian priest who suffers from a massive facial tumour has become a local celebrity after he is worshipped by the local villagers as God due to his bizarre appearance.
Dabul Mishra (32) a resident of Shahjehanpur in the state of Uttar Pradesh was born with this condition. He had visited numerous hospitals and seen many doctors who could not provide him with a proper treatment.
He was tired with the condition and then stopped wasting his time visiting the hospitals and wasting his time and savings.
He works as a local priest at an Indian temple and supports his family with the donations that he gets from the devotees and singing songs at religious events.
The video shows Mishra’s heart-breaking condition where he is seen performing daily activities and refuses to give up.
He is seen bathing to drinking from a glass with the massive facial tumour intact on his face.
Although Mishra calls his condition a curse, the villagers around him believe to be an incarnation of Lord Jambavanta (an Indian god Popularly found in the Epic Ramyana.)
Mishra says, “I was born with this condition but never took to begging because of my self respect.”
“Although I consider this as a curse, the people have now found a God in me and worships me as an incarnation of Lord Jambavanta.”
While Dabul Mishra lives in a poor condition where his house is on the verge of collapsing and his facial tumour seems to cause him endless difficulties, he has not lost hopes.
Mishra says, “I tried visiting many hospitals but no one could find me a proper cure, I almost exhausted my savings but then stopped going to the hospitals with a hope of cure.”
“The government officials are aware of my condition but has not offered any help, but I will keep fighting till the end and find a cure of it, it is just that at the moment I am not in the condtion to afford my expenses.”
Lalan Dubey a social activist while speaking exclusively to India Photo Agency said, “It's a matter of shame that this poor person has to suffer due to no support from the Government as it can be cured if taken to metro city in India where he can be treated by expert surgeons.”
His wife who is blind says, "It is a tough life for us as I am blind and he is suffering from this condition."
"It is good that I cannot see else it would have been more tough for me after seeing my husband in this condition."
His children are a little insecure about discrimintation. Dabul Mother said they are "I am scared if his friends discriminate me him how your father looks, although everyone respects him a lot and worships him like a God, this insecurity is still within me.