THULASENDRAPURAM, India (AP) — The temple reverberated with rhythmic Sanskrit and Tamil hymns, as a Hindu priest held a flame before the god. As this tiny South Indian village gathered to pray for Kamala Harris, a gaggle of reporters jostled for space and camera angles.

As the United States gears up for a crucial presidential election, residents of Thulasendrapuram, a small village in Tamil Nadu, India, are praying for Kamala Harris’ success. Known as the ancestral village of Harris,

Residents of Thulasendrapuram, India, the ancestral village of Kamala Harris, anxiously watched the U.S. election results. Despite early leads for Tru

Thulasendrapuram, the ancestral village of US Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, was once home to her maternal grandfather, former Indian diplomat PV Gopalan.

Three American women participated in prayers at Kamala Harris' ancestral village, Thulasendrapuram, Tamil Nadu, wishing her victory in the US presidential race.

D-Day is here as the US electors cast their votes to choose the next president. Thulasendrapuram, a tiny village in India’s Tamil Nadu, is rooting for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris’ win. Images display the villagers gathering at a temple for special prayers,

Since morning, locals were glued to television screens, monitoring election results, and many checked trends on media websites

In Tamil Nadu, special prayers were performed on Tuesday at a temple in the ancestral village of the Democratic presidential candidate of the United States Kamala Harris ahead of the presidential elections.

Priests perform a ritual for the Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' success in the upcoming American elections inside a temple in Thulasendrapuram, the village where Harris' maternal grandfather was born,