(5 Nov 2024)
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Thulasendrapuram, Tamil Nadu, India – 5 November 2024
1. Various of priest performing religious ritual called ‘Aarti’ or ‘ceremony of light’ inside Sri Dharmasastha Seva Temple for victory of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris
2. Harris supporters and tourists from US and UK participating in prayers
3. Priest returning to the deity’s chambers after prayers end
4. Locals fixing a banner with Harris’ photo, next to the temple
5. SOUNDBITE (Tamil) Arulmozhi Sudhakar, local politician:
“From the time when women were not allowed to step out of their house, now a woman from our village is contesting in the U.S. presidential election, this is unbounded happiness for us. We don’t know how to celebrate this. I am happy.”
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Thulasendrapuram, Tamil Nadu, India – 4 November 2024
6. Exterior of temple
7. Various of priest M. Natarajan showing inscription of donation of INR 5,000 (59 USD) made by Sarala Gopalan, aunt of Kamala Harris
8. SOUNDBITE (Tamil) M Natarajan, Priest, Sri Dharmashastha Seva Temple:
“The granddaughter of an ancestor from our village is contesting as a U.S. presidential candidate. Her [Kamala Harris’] victory will be happy news for every one of us. She should win.”
9. Man washing cloth in human-made pond, adjacent to the temple
10. Mid of woman taking goats for grazing
11. Various of shopkeeper Manikandan Ganesan weighing vegetables in weighing machine, calendar on wall with photos of Kamala Harris and U.S. President Joe Biden
12. SOUNDBITE (Tamil) Manikandan Ganesan, shopkeeper:
“Her victory itself will be a big source of happiness for us. Even if she mentions that she would visit our village, it would make us very happy.”
13. Various of banners of Harris
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Thulasendrapuram, Tamil Nadu, India – 5 November 2024
14. Arulmozhi Sudhakar, local politician making Rangoli (traditional art work with colored powder) that reads ‘Greetings America, Our wishes for Kamala Harris’ victory’ (Tamil language using English script)
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Thulasendrapuram, Tamil Nadu, India- 4 November 2024
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15. Aerial of Thulasendrapuram village
16. Aerial of temple complex in the village
STORYLINE:
The temple in Thulasendrapuram reverberated with rhythmic Sanskrit and Tamil hymns on Tuesday, as a Hindu priest held a flame before the god.
As this tiny village in south India gathered to pray for Kamala Harris, a gaggle of reporters jostled for space and camera angles.
There’s little to distinguish Thulasendrapuram from any other rural community in Tamil Nadu, except its connection to a woman who could become America’s first leader with South Asian roots.
As millions of Americans vote, Harris has people rooting for her from thousands of miles away in a village surrounded by rice paddies and coconut trees, where her mother’s family has ancestral ties.
They talk about her at the local tea shop, and banners and billboards bearing her face are seen throughout the community.
Harris’ maternal grandfather was born in the village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) from the southern coastal city of Chennai, more than 100 years ago.
As an adult, he moved to Chennai, where he worked as a high-ranking government official until his retirement.
Harris has never visited Thulasendrapuram and she has no living relatives in the village, but people still venerate the family that made it big in the U.S.
The village’s sudden fame has helped its fortunes.
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