This baby — with two faces, two noses, two pairs of lips and two pairs of eyes — was born about 30 miles east of New Delhi, India. She is doing well and is being worshipped as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess.
SAINI SUNPURA, India – 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. All of Lali’s facial features are duplicated except for her ears–she has two. Otherwise, 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.
“She is the reincarnation of a goddess,” said Lakhi Chand, a 65-year-old farmer who came to see Lali from neighboring Haryana state.
“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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DAMN.
I am speechless!
wtf.
I don’t know if this means the world is ending, but wow.
stuff like this always happens in India. must be the water
That’s different, but hopefully she can survive without any complications, but in this case I see surgery being inevitable. The only thing is that what do they do surgically? Cut off half her face?
Crazy!
india and pakistan have really high rates of incest, they marry cousins and stuff, so the genetic structure will mess up and things like this will be the product. nothing to do with water!!!
Waouh !
India, huh… sooo dirty , no wonder the world is ending there
Go durga.
WOW!!! dont make fun of India or that baby!!!!! it is a miracle!!!!
its almost unbelieveable. The goverments should stop putting chemicals in their water
wow omg.
last comment is excellent, must be the water. :))
That is the worst Photoshop job I have ever seen.
wow. i wonder if she can make 2 different expressions at the same time.
Wow. I guess the egg must have started to split just a teeny bit and that was how it developed.
Oh my gosh! I thought I was seeing double!
omg – that is amazing!
I think it is probably for the best the baby was born in India where they actually worship her and give her parents money. If she was born in the U.S. she would probably be an outcast the rest of her life. People are just mean like that.
It’s evolution / mutation and it happens all over the world.
Hey Macc,
where are you from?
you seem to follow Indian news more than i do and know more than i know about Iindia; nice to know that.
how come u attributed this incidence just to water; you already know about India, so use your knowledge and add more !!!
i m yet to see a stupider comment
Vikas (from India)
Cute kid
wow
it’s terrible
Pretty cool
that’s because she is a god you fools.
Wow! What did they feed the mother for the baby to turn out like that?!
wow!
@stuff like this always happens in India. must be the water
Whatever dude. WHATEVER! LOL.
I agree with Macc. I immediately thought “what is it with India and really weird birth defects?”
OMG OMG…
I just can’t figure out, when she learns how to talk, will she talk simultaneously from both mouths? Will the voice be doubled? The volume of air she breaths must be twice as normal person’s…
And how will her brain coordinate all of this? Will she uses her brain with twice capacity than others do?
People think she is a reincarnation of a god. But that baby is born with a human mother that meant she has the body of a human being. They should have listened to the doctor and have her CT-scanned to make sure the best of her safety.
And although people claim things like that always happen to India, that child will grow ans this world is cruel
I was able to watch this in the news. oh my, this kid/s might have difficulty living a normal life in the future. But I do hope and pray, God will protect and bless them.
wahts the alternative? being born in north america and being considered a freak?
Well i do not agree that “stuff like that always happens in..” .
But even if that is agreed to. Then it is obvious. India has a population of over one billion. So it becomes more likely for such rare conditions to occur in the general population and for them to be reported (given India’s free media).
As far as the villagers are concerned. 🙂 Well nothing much to say other than LOL.
Any baby is a blessing, this little girl will need compasion and kindness., so she grows into a
well adjusted little girl.
yeah, drinking and bathing in dead matter might have something to do with it. Look at the bright side ehm.. ehm…she is famous?
hey everybody …
its not that things like these happen in India – they happen everywhere !!
I do accept though that cases like these are handled better internationally (in developed countries) than in India … but things like these touch everybody
we should work as a single world and not as excl]usive nations to help the parents cope with these things !!
I reckon these things happen in India because they encourage marriage between cousins….
I wonder how much of her face will end up being functional in the long run.
“stuff like this always happens in India. must be the water”
LOL
i must admit macc
u know a lot abt india nd its water
😉
funny
To c716:
Then why don’t we see two-faced babies in West Virginia, Arkansas, and the dustier corners of Texas? Why not in UTAH?
Broad strokes work best with paintbrushes.
a human with two faces is a freak. A monster as a god? I don’t think the child itself will believe that if or when it grows up. I guess People just want to believe in anything.
I once knew a cult that worshiped a carved replica of a human penis. It’s because according to them people wont be in this world if it was not for the Penis. Sounds more sensible than a god with two faces, don’t you think so?
“Comment by Shubhendu Trivedi on April 10, 2008 7:17 am
Well i do not agree that “stuff like that always happens in..” .
But even if that is agreed to. Then it is obvious. India has a population of over one billion. So it becomes more likely for such rare conditions to occur in the general population and for them to be reported (given India’s free media).”
Thanks Shubhendu for posting exactly what I wanted to post. It’s a matter of statistics. Besides, in US and other “civilized” nations people tend to hide this kind of body mutations, or even abort them before they come to being. I guess I’d prefer being a goddess than a social outcast. But I stress my point here: that happens ALL OVER THE WORLD, from perfectly normal “white people” mothers and fathers, whatever the water they drink.
Inbred Behaviour… small gene pool, goddess is that what inbred bahviour is called…
what the miriccale, ALLAH is GREAT
Aw D: That’s so sad.
oh my, its a miracle.
im a chinese,
but i do believe that she is a recarination of a goddess!
may everything be good for her, her parents, her village and everyone else.
Yay. Photoshop becomes real…… Speechless
Amazing.
OMG, just like photoshop.
speechless.. 😐
i guess two heads are not better than one after all.
This gives the old saying about having eyes in the back of my head a whole new meaning.
Haha! Why do people keep saying “it always happens in India”? These kind of things happen a lot in China too… just that, you know, they don’t end up on the news on account the mothers throw the babies in the river somewhere. 😐 Probably happens in other places too. But my friend has seen a person with no face at all in China once. That’s scary. It’s good that people in the village are being kind to the girl! Cause, you know, there are some places that would throw stones at the baby and mother. LOL.
Wow. Just… wow…
but i still wanna advise her papa to take her to the scaning!
that would be better for this little angel : )
I agree with c716
But was this baby originally a twin? is that why there are two faces? :S
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Some things ya just have to look at, this is one of them
Marriage between cousins? Water? Please.
Here’s the logic: India has a population of 1 billion people, therefore, India has the most number of people with diabetes, the most number of people with polio, the most number of people with birth defects.
Geddit? — Namita
What can I say. Its a rare anatomical phenomenon. As for the comment that things like this always happens in India because they encourage marriage between cousin is not without credibility. Highly similar DNAs can result in such phenomenons. Good article! Shall be checking in to see more.
Truly amazing, is all I can say. But a goddess?
i think macc is pretty stupid…
vikas..i totally agree with you
im only have indian but im still not that stupid
i think the baby is beautiful
its miracle that the baby still alive
well not trying to sound too insensitive but i really want to know if both her mouth opens at the same time when she talks – like an echo or something. or if she can talk with two different mouth – does that mean she has an amazing brain able to process two speeches at one time?
I posted a little humor about it…it has to be the Curry…NOT the water
http://runningrooster.wordpress.com
If the baby drinks with both her mouths could that mean the baby is actually 2 children (twins that are conjoined)? Has anyone heard if the baby has 2 brains? If the parents haven’t had a CT scan, how could they know? The may need to come up with a 2nd name if it’s actually 2 children. But I think she (or they) are cute!
Whenever I see news stories like this, I always think, ‘great! Here come the nut jobs.’ And look. There they are. Do you really think that India is the only place on earth where it is considered appropriate to marry close relatives? That’s happened in Europe and the US up until quite recently. And yes, the drinking water in India may not stand up to the scrutiny of the EPA in the US, but that’s not some flippant comment to be thrown around. I just hope that after time, this family and this village will be left to raise this girl, and not be fodder for xenophobic twits.
I’m not sure what is more dangerous for her state of mind, being considered a freak or constantly crowded upon as a deity.
I hope people treat her unusual condition with respect and dignity any other human being deserves.
I meant above “treat her with respect and dignity… despite her unusual condition.”
Wow, that’s amazing. It’s a wonder how the mother fared through her pregnancy. Are they going to allow the little child to grow up like that? Or do surgery so she can lead a more normal life? I’m just speechless, that is quite a feat!
(But have to be skeptical…photoshoppers are very skilled and there are people out there who are in desperate need of money…)
… speechless…. *__*
Ok, enough about the “Indian” thing already 🙂 No wonder the “Siamese” twins were called just that. Not sure if that had anything to do with the water or cousins. Hell the Brits and Romans were known for marrying their cousins didn’t hear of any “Roman Twins” or the like.
Anyway, a friend of mine whos a doctor would say that there are so many things that can go wrong during the development of a fetus that he’s truly amazed that there are so many normal (physically that is) people.
fuck it must suck to have a child like this
thats the resualt of bad spearm not sum gods gift! its scary!!!
that’s really amazing. definitely better in India than in the states where she would be considered a freak.
How’s this for a stupid comment– go to my blog http://www.manginamonologues.wordpress.com I blamed her condition and the 8 legged indian freak baby on the parents drinking water from the Ganges.
That really is crazy, It is a true story though, as for the worshipping, I guess anyone will do anything to believe its something historical…
I don’t feel them but I think It so crazy that they didn’t understanding that your making that with photoshop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, I first thought the image was photoshopped!
I think, that this child will have more attention than she will ever want. I hope she lives a long healthy and happy life. I want to hear more of her story as she grows up!
wow, that is simply amazing, yet to scary! im glad people are being nice to her, and believe she is a godess, in other places they would kill her. thats really cool/freaky/scary/amazing.
It has a bit of photoshop feeling in it, but it’s a real story till the opposite is proved…And the parents should really have her checked, I think they’re getting carried away by the whole “goddess” thing, they need to know if she’s alright internaly in order to take the measures to keep her alive and for her to live a good life, goddess or not..
seriously, you all need to grow the hell up.
if that happened to you you know people would be saying shit about you like you all are saying about this baby.
think before you actually say stuff.
k?thanks :]
watch, if you ever have a baby and they have a birth defect, you all will look back at this and feel like shit of saying all that pathetic shit you all are saying about this baby Lali’s parents probably think she is perfect in every single way, and when you have a baby who has a birth defect or something wrong with it, you will also think he or she is perfect in every single way.
its really stupid how all of you are saying this shit when probably none of you know what goes on.
and once again i will say this..GROW THE HELL UP.
speechless indeed.
This is really really crazy!
Oh my goodness, I hope she is alright…
I mean, its going to be strange having two daughter talk through one body.
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that’s well freaky
lol
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I am from India but live in the US. As a nurse I saw a lot of birth defects and babies born without a brain (called anencephali) so in India they do not like to buy clothes or anything until after the baby is born. The name is given later. I feel for this child. She is going to face a lot of problems and with all the attention she gets she is not going to like it when she grows up. I pray that her body will be able to hold up and it would be interesting to follow her growth.
Reminds me of the movie Debshishu
http://www.answers.com/topic/debshishu?cat=entertainment
i was amazed but horrified at the same time =P
Some of you guys are so cruel. All children are blessings! It’s nice to see others in her community embracing and accepting instead of belittling and pitying her.
May she have a joyful life and be loved by many.
I have a suspicion that many deformities and ‘genetic’ irregularities today were caused by contraceptives. Attempts to abort that did not push through… I know one who I knew did it and now suffers the hardship of supporting a vegetable freak.
I’m very glad the child is well despite her condition. Good thing she was born in India, if she was born in places like the US or UK, she’d be living in hell. With all the worthless people who laugh at, wonder maliciously at and discriminate others just because they’re different! I wish her well.
@retoricos
Thanks! I will only agree with you. It IS just a matter of statistics. 🙂
Those parents got a taste of fame and worship because of that child. And it seems they’re not willing to give that up in the first hand since they’re not really making en an effort to ensure the baby’s health. “#¤%& farmers.
aww how sad
Natasha, I think the parents are making their effort to lead a normal life. Father wisely declined a CAT scan to study her internal organs. Why would any baby need a CAT scan ( expose to x-rays) when she is breatihing normally, drinklng milk normally, and acting like any other normal kid?. It is obvious the hospital is in a hurry to be the first one in the world to publish the details of this extremely rare anomaly., and get some fame for thermselves, least worried about the welfare of the child.
cool thanks fot this article
“a human with two faces is a freak. A monster as a god? I don’t think the child itself will believe that if or when it grows up. I guess People just want to believe in anything.
I once knew a cult that worshiped a carved replica of a human penis. It’s because according to them people wont be in this world if it was not for the Penis. Sounds more sensible than a god with two faces, don’t you think so?”
Listen, who are you to talk. This is a chils, any normal human being that deserves to be treated with love, kindness, respect and dignity. I believe that anyone who calls her a freak and a monster, rltjs, should open their eyes and look around.
She’s got two faces, big deal. I think it is a miracle that she actually SURVIVED. Jeez, your so typical. She different, and you’re already prejudiced against her.
So if your own kid turned out like that, what would you have done?
I’m 14 years old, and I understand that. You’re an adult, so act like one!
When shes grows up she’s going to give one hell of a blow job!
people can e cruel but i say this is amazing and sad,,i don,t understand why the hospital are not running serious testing,,,this is terrible,,,,,,breathing intakes of fluids and foods going down one lung ,,the vocals etc ,,this is so serious and to just let her go home like a normal child ,,in the us she would have received a court order to keep the baby in the hospital for treatment ,,this is terrible,,dam this pony ass statement by the parents saying she is like any other child,,,,
craniofacial duplication is the rare condition…nothing to do with water and the ignorant and offensive comments people are posting. how dare someone (windwhisperer to be exact) say a country is ‘dirty’.
This is just pure incest!!! No way things like this can continue to happen in India…. They mate with there brothers, sisters, cousins, mothers, fathers have sex with there daughters ect… It always happens in India the bloodline is to thick and it screws up the genetic traits and organisms in the blood cells….. LOOK IT UP!!!
You know… For a whole country to be unanimous in labeling this child as a reincarnation of a hindu goddess is the number 1 most ridiculous thing I’ve EVER HEARD!!!!! While I sympathize for this child, how can such a deformity be considered a miracle??? If I was born like that and someone came to me and told me that I was born a miracle, I’d literally slap the living feces out of you and spit in your eye… I’m not hating or making fun of the child, no way… And while it looks like the parents of this child are given money and given “praise” it just looks to me like they’re paying to see a “freak show…” Way to make things better, really… Note that I’m in no way insulting this child… I wish her the best although it will be difficult for her… We can only hope that the world will not be cruel to her, but reincarnation of hindu goddess?? man, please… thats stupid and childish… one thing though, i do not agree with hinduism, i think its so ridiculous… There is only One God…
babblingfools
do you know the reality in India? Do you know anything about India?
An educated perrson would never think that way. The parents of this child and the villagers who think so are all illiterate.
I am extremely appalled by some comments to this post.
incest is common in India??? the whole nation taking her as a godess??
what wrong with people.
The comments by some people here are in no way different than those villagers taking the child as a godess.
1. It is a congenital defect. And a matter of statistics. A greater population means more rare cases are more likely to occur.
2. About 20 percent of the Indian population is illiterate and that is roughly about 200 million. So that means these would be more inclined to believing crap. I am not indicating that the educated ones would do so.
3. People writing about inter family marriages know crap about India.
4. Dude good you don’t believe in Hinduism. But please keep the word mongering crap to yourself. It is a belief people hold. how about learning to respect viewpoints? I don’t believe in god at all. Does that mean i start making fun of you believing in god? It is all relative.
*what’s wrong with people.
* I am not indicating that the educated ones would NOT be inclined to do so.
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i pray for god to save our life and family memebers……..