Chennai: More than 13,000 kms away from Washington, where U.S. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris is running for the White House, prayers were held at her ancestral village in Tamil Nadu's Thulasendrapuram on Tuesday. Special prayers were held for at the temple in Thulasendrapuram for the victory of Kamala Harris. At the temple, Harris' name is engraved into a stone that lists public donations, along with that of her grandfather. Outside, a large banner wishes "the daughter of the land" success in the election.The village first received global attention four years ago, when its residents prayed for victory for Harris' Democratic Party in 2020 before celebrating her inauguration as U.S. Vice President by setting off firecrackers and distributing food.

Kamala Harris' Connection To IndiaHarris' maternal grandfather P.V. Gopalan was born more than a century ago in the leafy village of Thulasendrapuram in what is now southern India's Tamil Nadu state.Gopalan and his family migrated a few hundred miles to the coastal city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu's capital, where he worked as a high-ranking government official until his retirement. US Election 2024 The United States 2024 presidential elections are scheduled for November 5, Tuesday. This elections will decide whether the White House will welcome Kamala Harris as its first woman president or be ready for Donald Trump's second term. Harris, 60, is the Democratic presidential candidate, while Trump, 78, is her Republican rival. Harris and former president Donald Trump on Monday rallied their supporters in key swing states on the eve of the polling day. Harris and Trump were scrambling to get supporters to the polls in an historically close contest, which means it could take days for the winner to emerge.