/*Mata Amritanandamayi*/, also known as the "/*hugging saint*/", drew a capacity crowd inside the /*Hammerstein Ballroom*/ in /*Midtown*/.
And they all waited for a hug.
A Hindu spiritual teacher, revered as a saint by her followers, she believes if you can touch one person, you can touch the world.
It's estimated she's hugged more than 31 million people in her life.