Hindu spiritual teacher Mata Amritanandamayi of India, better known as Amma, "the hugging saint", embraces a follower during her visit in Winterthur, October 8, 2010. Considered a living saint in her homeland, Amma, has dedicated her life to the uplifting of suffering humanity through the simplest of gestures ? an embrace, and is said to have hugged more than 29 million people over the past three decades. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)