'Tis an unfortunate story: a little girl with two faces was born in a village in northern India. Each of her facial features are duplicated, except for her ears. This is a very rare condition called craniofacial duplication (naturally). She is reported to be doing just fine.But in the village of Saini Sunpura, a very "religious" place, little Lali with two faces, is causing quite a stir. According to her father, she is being worshipped as a reincarnation of Durga, the Hindu goddess of valor, "a fiery deity traditionally depicted with three eyes and many arms."
The village chief intends to build a temple to Durga in the village. A member of the village council said that "Lali is God's gift to us. She has brought fame to our village." The same person said that every day about 100 people visit Lali in her home. They show their respect by touching her feet, and offer money and receive blessings.
Well, why not? Who's to say that these people are wrong? Who can prove that Lali is not really Durga come back?
What's unfortunate about this, however, is that no one seems to be very concerned about this little girl's future. Most little girls with two faces don't have one.
Isn't religion fun?
2 comments:
Two faced women are nothing new where I come from.
It takes all kinds to do God's work. Now if we only knew what God wanted us all to do and we could all agree on which God is the real one, life could go on.
Bob Poris
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