Hindus Hold Prayers For Harris In Inidan Ancestral Village

 

Thousand of kilometres away from the buzz surrounding the US presidential election, an Indian Tamil Nadu state held prayers on election day for  Vice President Kamala Harris’s victory over Republican rival Donald Trump.

The modest village saw several Hindus troop into the temple to offer prayers and sacrifices to their local deities

Billboards OF Harris adorned the streets of Thulasendrapuram, an idyllic rural haven surrounded by rice paddy fields about 350km from the state capital Chennai.

 

A poster shows U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in her ancestral village of Thulasendrapuram in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu on July 23, after President Biden stepped down as the Democratic Party nominee for president and endorsed Harris. AFP

A local priest ended prayer sessions with the burning of an incense pronouncing “Kamala Harris should win”, as he offered vermilion powder and ash to those attending to follow suit
At the temple, Harris’ name is engraved on a stone that lists public donations, along with that of her grandfather. Outside, Arulmozhi Sudhakar, a local politician, erected a banner on Tuesday, wishing “the daughter of the land” success in the election.

The 60-year-old was Born to an Indian mother and Jamaican father in Oakland, California.

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Despite her strong ties to her Black ancestry,  Harris has never shied away from her Asian roots as her fondest memories come from her time as an infant in the region of Chennai.

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