This is the heartwarming moment an adopted Dutch woman was reunited with her birth mother in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Footage captured on January 27 shows mother and daughter embracing in the Salem district after more than two decades apart.

Mum Amutha gave birth to a baby girl in 1996 but was forced to give her up for adoption due to their perilous financial situation.

The daughter, who preferred not to reveal her name, was adopted by a couple from the Netherlands but always hoped to one day meet her biological parents.

Unfortunately, her biological father died several years ago but her adopted parents agreed for her to travel to Tamil Nadu to visit her birth mother.

Despite the language barrier, the two shared many tender moments including cutting a cake to celebrate the occasion.

Location: Omalur, Salem district in Tamilnadu State in South India.

Amutha gave birth to a girl child in 1996. Due to her poor financial situation she gave up the girl to adoption.

She was adopted by a Netherland couple she was happy and content untill she finds difference between her skin tone as it differs from her parents.

Her siblings also differ from her skin tone and hence she raised the issue constantly with her parents.

Finally they revealed the birth secrets to her. They informed her that she was an adopted kid from South India.

She got the permission from adopted parents and came to visit the birth parents. She visited her mother as her father was died.

On seeing the daughter after these many years the mother cried with joy. Fed her with food prepared by her. They also cut a cake to celebrate her visit.

Even though both cannot able to communicate with each other they communicated with sign language.

The girl was dressed in trational South Indian attire by her mother.