Harris' ancestral village in India's south pray for her win in US election

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Residents of Kamala Harris' ancestral village in India's south are eagerly awaiting the outcome of the US presidential election. The town has hung banners and posters in her honour and residents are offering special prayers willing her to victory.

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00:00At this temple in India's south, an extra request is added to the day's prayers.

00:11When Kamala Harris contested the vice-presidential election, we all prayed for her and she won.

00:17Now she is contesting the presidential election.

00:20We all pray for her victory again.

00:23This is Thulacendra Puram, the village where Kamala Harris's maternal grandfather was born.

00:28In the eyes of residents here, they see the vice-president as a daughter.

00:34It's a pride for our village.

00:36She should win.

00:37Her face adorning banners and posters in homes and shops.

00:43Kamala Harris is competing against Trump, but she will win.

00:46The chances of her victory are higher.

00:48We've been watching the news closely.

00:51And her story being taught in the local school, the same one that her grandfather attended.

00:57She has her roots here, so we are proud.

00:59She is a role model for our students and that's why we want her to win.

01:04Although she's never visited this village, Kamala Harris's name is inscribed in stone.

01:09A donation by her aunt to the temple on her behalf.

01:13But locals hope if she's victorious, that will change.

01:17She should come here if she wins.

01:19The uncertainty that some Kamala Harris supporters might be feeling right now in the US isn't

01:24present here.

01:26Willis and Rupuram locals are confident she will win.

01:29And they're ready to celebrate.

01:31We'll burst crackers, distribute sweets and we'll light lamps.

01:36That's how we celebrate.

01:38Eagerly awaiting a result from halfway across the world.

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