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Two Faces Baby
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Indian baby born with two faces doing well 1 month after birth -
An
Indian baby born with two faces is doing well one month after her
birth, doctors have said. Lali was born with two noses, two pairs of
lips and two pairs of eyes - but only two ears. And while she may seem
like an oddity to some, her proud parents think she is simply a God
reincarnated.
 The
baby girl was born in the rural Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, 50km
north east of New Delhi. Her parents, Vinod and Susham Singh from a
village called Saini, said their little girl was "a gift from God".
Excited villagers claim she is the reincarnation of the Indian God
Ganesha and celebrated her arrival with clapping, cheering and
offerings of gifts and money. 
Lali
was born with a rare condition called craniofacial duplication, where a
single head has two faces. Doctors who delivered the baby said she
appeared to be in good health, and is leading a normal life with no
breathing difficulties.
They were initially uncertain whether
the baby would have normal functions but say so far she is "doing well"
and eating from both of her two mouths. She also opens and shuts all
four eyes at the same time.
The
excitement surrounding her arrival comes two years after the birth of
another little girl, from the poverty stricken region of Bihar, who was
born attached to her headless twin.
In a 40 hour operation,
doctors successfully removed the lifeless body from Lakshmi Tatma, who
was hailed as a reincarnation of Vishnu.
The extraordinary
eight-limbed baby was born on the day devoted to the celebration of the
four-armed Hindu deity Vishnu. Since the operation Lakshmi has
successfully taken her first steps. Her mother Poonam Tatma said she
believed her daughter was "a miracle".
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