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by **StlSluggers** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:47 pm

SAINI SUNPURA, India (AP) — A baby with two faces was born in a northern Indian village, where she is doing well and is being worshipped as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess, her father said Tuesday.

The baby, Lali, apparently has an extremely rare condition known as craniofacial duplication, where a single head has two faces. Except for her ears, all of Lali's facial features are duplicated — she has two noses, two pairs of lips and two pairs of eyes.

"My daughter is fine — like any other child," said Vinod Singh, 23, a poor farm worker.

Lali has caused a sensation in the dusty village of Saini Sunpura, 25 miles east of New Delhi. When she left the hospital, eight hours after a normal delivery on March 11, she was swarmed by villagers, said Sabir Ali, the director of Saifi Hospital.

"She drinks milk from her two mouths and opens and shuts all the four eyes at one time," Ali said.

Rural India is deeply superstitious and the little girl is being hailed as a return of the Hindu goddess of valor, Durga, a fiery deity traditionally depicted with three eyes and many arms.

Up to 100 people have been visiting Lali at her home every day to touch her feet out of respect, offer money and receive blessings, Singh told The Associated Press.

"Lali is God's gift to us," said Jaipal Singh, a member of the local village council. "She has brought fame to our village."

Village chief Daulat Ram said he planned to build a temple to Durga in the village.

"I am writing to the state government to provide money to build the temple and help the parents look after their daughter," Ram said.

Lali's condition is often linked to serious health complications, but the doctor said she was doing well.

"She is leading a normal life with no breathing difficulties," said Ali, adding that he saw no need for surgery.

Lali's parents were married in February 2007. Lali is their first child.

Singh said he took his daughter to a hospital in New Delhi where doctors suggested a CT scan to determine whether her internal organs were normal, but Singh said he felt it was unnecessary.

"I don't feel the need of that at this stage as my daughter is behaving like a normal child, posing no problems," he said.

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by **Snakes Gould** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:44 pm

uhhhhh im not buying it for some reason. :-?

by **jlm53089** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:32 am

Batman and him are not going to get along I can tell you that right now...

by **AussieDodger** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:56 am

StlSluggers wrote:

I don't buy it either.
He could have at least brushed his hair.

by **thedude** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:26 am

Snakes Gould wrote:uhhhhh im not buying it for some reason.

You have could have at least included a better source than Charter Cable.

by **Simulacrum** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:39 am

I think this is legit.

As for him brushing his hair, maybe he doesn't own a brush. Half of the population of India lives in "shantytowns" which are constructed by any materials the residents can get their hands on. The poor people just build their homes right next to the "real" cities that the affluent people dwell in. The article says they're sitting at their residence- I think you're probably seeing all of it right there.

Watch this short video to see how bad it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB09DrVD0rc

by **AussieDodger** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:51 am

Simulacrum wrote:As for him brushing his hair, maybe he doesn't own a brush. Half of the population of India lives in "shantytowns" which are constructed by any materials the residents can get their hands on.

That's no excuse. I'm sure he would own a fork, and if he doesn't, he has fingers.

by **Simulacrum** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:44 am

Actually, come to think of it, I'm a little surprised it didn't happen to these two people instead.

Aussie, I believe you just know them as Mom and Dad/Grandpa. ;-7

by **StlSluggers** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:51 am

thedude wrote:
Snakes Gould wrote:uhhhhh im not buying it for some reason.

You have could have at least included a better source than Charter Cable.

lmao... How about the AP? Oh wait :-t

by **AussieDodger** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:20 am

Simulacrum wrote:Actually, come to think of it, I'm a little surprised it didn't happen to these two people instead.

Aussie, I believe you just know them as Mom and Dad/Grandpa.

Thanks Brandon, you outed me :-S