My god, it's real.

Experts say they are being deliberately deformed by criminal gangs operating around the shrine who then use them for begging.

The one case where I believe "experts say'.

"One has heard that these children are sold from anywhere between 40,000 - which is approximately 10 dollars - to 80,000 rupees per child" she says. "On average they will be able to make, through begging, around 400 to 500 rupees a day, which makes it a very lucrative business considering that's twice the amount a civil servant makes."

My GOD.