If she becomes the President, it would be a first for a South Asian American, a sign of just how far people with Indian roots have come in the U.S.

THULASENDRAPURAM, India (Reuters) - With sacred chants, ringing of bells and offerings of flowers and bananas, a Hindu priest in Kamala Harris' ancestral village in southern India conducted prayers for her victory on Tuesday, hours after she and her opponent Donald Trump closed out their campaigns.

Thulasendrapuram village in Tamil Nadu eagerly prays for Kamala Harris to win the U.S. presidential elections.

THULASENDRAPURAM: The temple reverberated with rhythmic Sanskrit and Tamil hymns, as a Hindu priest held a flame before the god. As this tiny South Indian villa

Residents of a small South Indian village have gathered to pray for Kamala Harris’s success in the US presidential election.There is little to distinguish the village of Thulasendrapuram from any other rural community in Tamil Nadu,

Residents pray for a Kamala Harris election victory in her grandfather's village of Thulasendrapuram, India. More Videos. Kamala Harris knocks on doors in Pennsylvania on eve of t

The small village of Thulasendrapuram in southern India, where Vice President Kamala Harris' maternal grandfather was born, held a prayer ceremony on Election Day for her victory.

An unassuming village about 13,000km from Washington is observing the US presidential election with exceptional interest due to its ties with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. A Hindu temple in the vice president’s ancestral village in India 's Tamil Nadu state held prayers on election day for her victory over Republican rival Donald Trump.