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Yogeshwari and Tantra
In 1861, a female guru named Yogeshwari appeared at Dakshineshwar. Reportedly, she taught Ramakrishna 64 Tantric sadhanas. She tried to teach him kumari-puja ("virgin worship"), &mdash; which reportedly can include ritualized copulation with a young girl &mdash; but Ramakrishna fainted. Datta said: "We have heard many tales of the brahmani but we hesitate to divulge them to the public."

Sarada, now a young woman, heard rumors of Ramakrishna's bizarre practices and came to Dakshineshwar to protect him from Yogeshwari. They began to relate to each other as husband and wife, but did not consummate their marriage, due to Ramakrishna's severe asceticism.