Amma, the “hugging saint,” is no stranger to New York. When Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi first visited this city in 1987, around 40 people came to see her in a small rented room. This weekend, a ...

We drove to Everett, because, hey: FREE HUGS Credit: Kelly O To hug AMMA you needed a numbered token, which was free. The whole thing was free. Tickets were not required. We got there at 6 p.m., and ...

CASTRO VALLEY — At the remote Mata Amritanandamayi Center on the outskirts of Castro Valley on Tuesday, the shoeless masses waited patiently in line. Many huddled on their knees, inching forward bit ...

We sent our least touchy-feely journalist to visit “The Hugging Saint”. When Amma comes to town, people line up—and wait four hours—for one of her free hugs. The 63 year old, whose name is Mata ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — She’s known as the “Hugging Saint” and she’s spreading the love over the next three days at the Javits Center where thousands are expected to converge to hug it out with the ...

You have never seen Amma before?" asked a white woman who had driven three hours from Woodstock to get a hug from Amma or Mata Amritanandamayi. "It is the most amazing thing in the world. You won't be ...

Several stars headed to a Paris suburb to meet the famous spiritual leader. By Rebecca Leffler PARIS – The Gallic media biz traded French kisses for an embrace from “the hugging Saint” Amma when ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) --The woman known as "the hugging saint" is embracing New York City. Mata Amritanandamayi, or Amma as she is lovingly called by her devotees, brought her message of compassion, ...