Kamala Harris’ Ancestral Village In India Holds 4-Hour Prayer Ceremony For Her Victory
More than 8,600 miles from the White House, a small village in India has been fervently praying for the success of U.S. Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris.Thulasendrapuram, the senator’s ancestral home town, has been filled with boards and banners in honor of Harris, wishing her well in the election. The town also organized a four-hour Hindu prayer ceremony, called a pooja, at the local Sri Dharma Sastha temple. Draped in white dhotis and colorful saris, the people of the village and neighboring villages in the Tiruvarur district performed the ceremony, praying to the same deity they pr...