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Two-Faced Baby is a Hindu Goddess

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Taosman;1135084; said:
It is important to remember as these things develop, that this is an eastern culture, and a very old one at that. And Hindu gods are metaphors of different aspects of us. The original Hindu Vedas were spoken psalms long before written language. (1700-1100 BCE)
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Thanks for that, Taosman. If more people showed tolerance and understanding toward diversity in the beliefs prevalent in other regions of the world, then the world would have a lot less problems.

I hope these people will soon receive a level of formal education that allows them to recognize this unfortunate infant as the anomaly that she is, rather than a God, while retaining the spiritual wisdom that impels them to help the parents raise and support her.
 
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More information is needed here.......

Hindu Wisdom - Symbolism in Hinduism
Hinduism is often labeled as a religion of 330 million gods. This misunderstanding arises when people fail to grasp the symbolism of the Hindu pantheon. Hindus worship the nameless and formless Supreme Reality (Bramh) by various names and forms. These different aspects of one reality are symbolized by the many gods and goddesses of Hinduism. For example, Brahma (not to be confused with the over-arching Bramh) is that reality in its role as creator of the universe; in Vishnu it is seen as the preserver and the upholder of the universe; and Shiva is that same reality viewed as the principle of transcendence which will one day 'destroy' the universe. These are the Trimurti, the ' three forms,' and they are not so much different gods as different ways of looking at the same God. Each emphasizes a particular aspect or function of the one reality. The forms are many, the reality is one; the principle is very deeply rooted in Hindu thought, and was stated at the very outset in the Rg Veda:
They call him Indra, Mitra, Varuna, Agni
And he is heavenly nobly-winged Garutman.
To what is One, sages give many a title:
They call it Agni, Yama, Matarisvan. ​
It is the same with all the gods and goddesses: they are not rivals but aspects of a single principle. Hindus have represented God in innumerable forms. Each is but a symbol that points to something beyond; and as none exhausts God's actual nature, the entire array is needed to complete the picture of God's aspects and manifestations. It has been said that images are to the Hindu worshipper what diagrams are to the geometrician.The Hindu devotee, while he will generally have one particular form of god - his or her ishta deva, or chosen deity - on whom his devotion centers, moves easily between one god and another. The same idea carries over into the human sphere. Krishna and Rama are not strictly speaking gods, but avatars, 'descents' - human incarnation of Vishnu - since he is the 'upholder' of the world. This idea is brought forth clearly in the following doctrine of the Artharva Veda:​
" He is the one, the one alone, in Him
all deities become One alone." ​

And so Durga is one aspect of God.​
 
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And there is some evidence that Christianity was influenced by Hindu philosophy. As were many religions.
Durga(Kali) is seen much like the Virgin Mary. The feminine aspect (Mother, protector, healer).
 
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Much more like a Roman deity.

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