Near New Dehli, India, a baby girl was born with two faces. According to Newsweek, it's her double visage that makes her parents believe that she is a reincarnation of Shakti, the Hindu goddess of power.
Lali, the baby, suffers from "what appears to be craniofacial duplication, an extremely rare congenital disorder in which part of the face is duplicated on the head."
According to her grandfather, the child is able to function much like a normal child would. She has eaten with both her mouths and blinks all four of her eyes.
“The birth is a miracle and a good sign for the village,” said Daulat Ram, the village chief.
Newsweek didn't address why an image of two faces would lead the family to believe Lali is a reincarnation of Shakti. Perhaps a little more research and information about Hindu beliefs would have made this a more informative story. However, the article is conscientious of the family's beliefs and stays unbiased.
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