This article briefly reviews two specific types of conjoined twins, ischiopagus 
and diprosopus, and discusses recent cases of such twins born in India. Some 
members of the Hindu community worshiped these conjoined twins as incarnations 
of Hindu deities. In discussing this phenomenon, the authors aim to elucidate 
certain features of the faith tradition of Hinduism itself. The reception of 
these conjoined twins as incarnations of Hindu deities can be understood by 
examining two salient features of Hindu polytheism: the pictorial depiction of 
Hindu deities with multiple appendages and the concept of an incarnation, or 
avatar, of a Hindu deity.