The Hugging Saint, or Mata Amritanandamayi (also known as "Amma"; 'mother') is a Hindu spiritual leader and guru, revered as a saint by her followers. Her aim is to bring peace, love and compassion to all the people in the world, and so far she has gone about this by hugging 31 million people worldwide. In Malaysia, she once hugged 40,000 people over a 20 hour period.

Her organization, Embracing The World, raises money to establish schools, hospitals, orphanages and environmental programmes in several countries worldwide, including her native India.