India twofaced baby’s family refuses special care
- April
- 12
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The month-old girl suffers from what appears to be craniofacial duplication, an extremely rare congenital disorder in which part of the face is duplicated on the head.
Lali (red), born to a family of poor farm labourers in a village about 55km east of New Delhi, has an extra pair of eyes, nose, and lips.
Media reports said she ate with both mouths and blinked all four eyes.
The anomaly gave the newborn god-like status in the village, with hundreds of people flocking to the familys dilapidated brick house to worship her and seek blessings.
The family sees little to differentiate her from other babies and refused to take her to a specialist doctor.
She is fine. She sleeps, eats and cries like other normal babies… A local doctor said there is nothing wrong with the child, Bhram Singh, Lalis grandfather, told Reuters in this village of brick houses and wheat fields.
But he insists the infant is the incarnation of a Hindu goddess and points to the loudspeaker outside his house which blares religious hymns all day.
Villagers believe Lali, named that because of her bright red cheeks, is a form of Shakti, the Hindu goddess of power.
The birth is a miracle and a good sign for the village, said Daulat Ram, the village chief.
But the number of onlookers has dwindled as the miracle turns a month old on Friday, and few visitors now venture into the dusty lanes of Saini looking for the house where Lali lives.
Ram says thats because everyone in the vicinity had satiated their curiosity.
People are busy with the harvest season and have work to do. They wont keep coming back at this time.
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