Published 18:16 IST, August 21st 2019

I went to India as a broken woman: Marvel's Wasp Evangeline Lilly

Marvel's Wasp Evangeline Lilly shares emotional note following her India visit, says, "I went to India as broken woman and have come back ever so slightly more"

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Avengers: Endgame actress Evangeline Lilly who recently visited India, shared an emotional anecdote on Wednesday, August 21. actress who was spotted visiting several monuments in New Delhi back in July has been documenting her journey in country ever since on Instagram. 

w, after returned to her homeland, Evangeline Lilly in a recent post revealed that she came to India as a 'broken woman' and has returned 'slightly more whole'. actress who essays role of Wasp in Marvel Cinematic Universe shared a mochrome picture from her India visit where she can be seen ringing a bell in what appears to be at door of a temple. 

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In long post, Evangeline Lilly, penned down her emotions about 'pain', society and western culture and said that 'it is absolutely ludicrous to think we can eradicate pain through law'.  

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"I went to India a broken woman and have come back ever so slightly more whole. If I can reflect one thing back at our broken society it’s that it is absolutely ludicrous to think we can eradicate pain through law. We must learn to be bedmates with our pain if we can ever hope to diminish its power over us," Evangeline Lilly wrote in post.

Wasp furr talked about how western society obsessively wants to run from pain, which eventually becomes  root cause of ir intense suffering.

"We pick enemies, places to put our pain, and n “fight” m - people, groups, dis-eases, mental afflictions - and all this “fighting” only furr hurts us,"  Evangeline Lilly wrote furr. 

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"We pick “causes” to get behind - environmental, humanitarian, political, ecomic, professional, personal - and n bury our pain in those, and burn ourselves out in effort. I have done all of this. I want to “be with”. I want to “move through”. I want to become wisdom I spout,"  'Avengers: Endgame' actress concluded her post as saying. 

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Evangeline Lilly's India Visit

Evangeline Lilly who plays Hope Pym aka  Wasp in Marvel Cinematic Universe surprised fans with her touristy photographs from around monuments in Delhi back in July. actress who was accompanied by her girlfriends for trip enjoyed her exotic getaway as she visited Uttrakhand, and parts of rth India. 

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Evangeline Lilly also celebrated her 40th birthday during trip, and on occasion, she shared a picture of herself donning traditional Indian tilak.  'Avengers: Endgame' actress was also seen getting inked with Mehendi. 

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Wasp also shared a number of pictures of  colorful roads and beautiful Himalayan valleys on Instagram. In fact, she also encapsulated several cultures and traditions of India in her photographs while 'buzzing' around country. 

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Evangeline Lilly on professional front

Evangeline Lilly who debuts in Marvel Studios with 'Ant-Man' has been an integral part of film franchise. actress donned cape officially in 'Ant-Man and Wasp' following which she appeared in Marvel Studios' mammoth venture 'Avengers: Endgame'.   

16:55 IST, August 21st 2019