I found the most intriguing aspect of this documentary is the questions raised but not addressed directly, regarding science, religion, superstition and technology.The village the child resided in worshiped the uniquely deformed child as a reincarnation of the goddess of wealth. The parents decided to trust the doctor who assembled a team of 30 to surgically treat the child by removing the parasitic twin, a first for Indian medicine.The comments made by the conjoined twins whose father refused them treatment is telling. They want to be separated, but have been imprisoned in their condition by their father who charges money to view or photograph them.The parents of Lakshmi should be commended for taking opportunity presented by medical science, which may have conflicted with belief in reincarnation and their daughter's "holiness."

During the end of the movie it looked like the mother had regret in her face

I had read of this in the papers, but actually seeing this documentary really makes it unforgettable. The love these parents have for their children is almost heart-breaking. So many parents- especially in the poor sections of the world easily trade in their children and their happiness on a daily basis for their own gains. This is especially the case with the fathers. In france many muslim fathers routinely trick their daughters into leaving the country (saying it's only to visit an aunt or friend) and the poor girls find themselves raped and forcibly married against their will once they arrive at their destination. They show an example here in this documentary of the father who opts to keep his daughters conjoined at the skull for life regardless of their wishes because he can charge for people to take pictures of them and even refuses to talk about surgery for them. The father is whoring them out and he collects as their pimp. Lakshmi's parents put their daughter and her happiness over all the money they could obtain and over all the fame and reverance. In the end they were given the opportunity to either go back to their village or save lakshimi from the prying eyes of the world and from more "fame" and they chose that route. In the end when the father says to him his daughter will always be a goddess my eyes teared up from the realization that that's just how much he loves her. That beautiful little girl has brought so much joy into the world.

What a beautiful Testimony of strength and faith.

Enjoyed it so much. Got a real feel for both the best and the worst (i.e., greedy) of people. This is a beautiful story.