On Tuesday, a Hindu priest in Kamala Harris’ home town in southern India offered prayers for her success in the US presidential election, complete with bell ringing, sacred chanting, and offerings of flowers and bananas.
Local villagers in the Tamil Nadu state of Thulasendrapuram organized the temple event, which was attended by over a dozen of them as well as a few tourists.
Prior to relocating to Chennai, the state capital, Harris’ maternal grandfather PV Gopalan was born in Thulasendrapuram over a century ago. When he retired, he held a senior position in the government.
In Thulasendrapuram, the village where Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris lives, supporters of Harris create a rangoli wishing Harris luck in the US elections.
