When a Goddess Dies: Worshipping Ma Anandamayi After Her DeathMa Anandamayi is generally regarded as the most important Hindu woman saint of the twentieth century. Venerated alternately as a guru and as an incarnation of God on earth, Ma had hundreds of thousands of devotees. Through the creation of a religious movement and a vast network of ashrams unprecedented for a woman Ma presented herself as an authority figure in a society where female gurus were not often recognized. Because of her widespread influence,