As millions of Americans gear up to cast ballots in U.S. elections, Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, has people rooting for her from thousands of miles away in a tiny south Indian village.

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,

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.

Special prayers were held in U.S. Republican presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ ancestral village Thulasendrapuram, TN on November 05. Special pooja was held at Sri Dharma Sastha Sri Sevaka Perumaal Temple,

Thulasendrapuram, Kamala Harris' ancestral village, organizes special prayers for her victory in the upcoming US presidential elections. Local leaders and spiritual organizations conduct rituals to support her campaign against Donald Trump,