USA

• The Power of a Hug: ABC News in 2020
• 15 June 2005 10-hour wait, 3-second hug
  Motherly guru draws throngs of seekers to East Bay temple
  San Francisco Chronicle (PDF)
  
  
• 19 July,2004 Healing Hugs? 7Online.com (Pdf)
  
  
• 19 July,2004 Thousands wait hours for a hug: CityNews, NewYork (Pdf)
  
  
• 22 June 2004 Living Saint' Gives Hugs in L.A.-- ABC7.com (Pdf)
  
  
• 27 Sept, 2003 Newyork Times: This Guru Hugs a Lot, and Gets Lots of Love Back
  
  
• 23, Sepemebr, 2003 Wall Street Journal:Indian State's Tourism Boosted By "Hugging Saint" Fest
  
  
• 22, Sepemebr, 2003 Wall Street Journal: Thousands To Celebrate Birthday Of India "Hugging Saint"
  
  
• 26 July, 2003 Boston Globe: Open Arms, Open Hearts
  
  
• 13 July, 2003 Suburban Chicago News.com : India's 'Hugging Saint' visits Naperville
  
  
• 11 July 2003 Suburban Chicago News.com : 'Hugging saint' coming to Holiday Inn Select
  
  
• 13 JUly 2003 The Daily Iowan : Embracing the world
  
  
• 17 July 2003 Daily Herald : Naperville hosts holy woman full of love
  
  
• 10 July 2003 The Hawk eye: Amma brings hugs of peace to the masses
  
  
• 10 July 2003, Des Moines Register: Hugging Saint shares her love with Iowans
  
  
• 11 June 2003, KTUV: Hundreds wait to hug India's 'Hugging Saint
  
  
• 11 June 2003, San Franscisco Chronicle: Arms around the world
  
  
• 11 June, 2003, The Mecury News: Spiritual icon embarks on hugging tour
  
  
• June 2003, News Tribune: Embracing spirituality
  
  
• 6 Jun 2003 Seattle Times An Embrace and a Blessing
  
  
• November 13 - 16th 2002 miindia.com
  An exclusive interview with Ammachi
  
  
• 14 Nov 2002, Heritage Newspapers, Michigan
  Hugging Saint Brings Message of Love to Dearborn
  
  
• 7 Jul 2002, Des Moines Register Warm Embrace envelops Iowa
  
  
• 7 July 2002 Des Moines Register - U.S. - Warm embrace
  
  
• 3 Jul 2002, Madison Daily Herald Like Moths to Love's Flame
  
  
• 10 Jun 2002 MSNBC Mystic Draws Thousands
  
  
• 23 Jul 2001 DallasNews.com These Hugs Aren't Ordinary Hugs
  
  
• 17 Jul 2001 lowellsun.com A Hershey's Kiss and a Squeeze of Bliss
  
  
• 16 Jul 2001 bostonchannel.com Spiritual Leader Visits Bay State
  
  
• 12 Jul 2001 CNN.com Donations for Hugs Help Orphanages
  
  
• 12 Jul 2001 ABCNEWS.com 20 Million Hugs
  
  
• 6 Jul 2001 Chicagotribune.com Mystic's Flock Embraces Belief
  
  
• 10 Jul 2001 The Associated Press Indian Spiritual Leader Visits N.Y.
  
  
• 29 Jun 2001 Chicago Sun Times.com
  Spiritual Healing May be a Free Hug Away
  
  
• 26 Jun 2001 Reuters - Los Angeles, CA
  Indian Guru Seeks to Love the World Personally
  
  
• 11 Jun 2001 Mercury Center.com Solace in 'Divine' Embrace
  
  
• 30 May 2001 Seattle Times 'Amma' Brings Message of Love
  
  
• What Is Enlightenment? Magazine
  "When You Go Beyond the Ego, You Become an Offering to the World"
  
  
• KTVO-TV3 U.S. - Spirit of Heart land
  
  

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