The sadhak views his much adored ramakrishna and sarada devi as shiva and parvati and sometimes as rama and sita 

and begs for deliverence at their lotus feet. In Bengal, ‘Thakur’ is a respectful word used when refering to either a deity or a brahmin. The female version of the word is thakurani, which likewise is applicable to both a deity or a brahmin lady.