Gurus Fig. K – Lisa Hallstrom, “God Came as a Woman: Anandamayi Ma (1896-1982)” Fig. K – The luminescent Anandamayi Ma.[Photo: www.vishvarupa.com/anadamayi.html] Fig. 8 – Sudhir Kakar, “The Healing Offer” Seated on a platform raised high above a giant canopied area at Beas, Maharaj Charan Singh reads mail from followers worldwide while devotees assemble beneath to take his darshan.