'Wizard' from mother's hometown in India performs magic for Ms. Harris

Hindu monks have held a ceremony to pray for US Vice President Kamala Harris, whose mother is Indian, to win this year's election.

As voters in the US began casting their ballots on Election Day, November 5, a prayer was held at a temple in Thulasendrapuram village, Tamil Nadu state (India) to help US Vice President Kamala Harris win the race to the White House this year, according to Reuters.

Prayers for Kamala Harris at a temple in Thulasendrapuram village, India on November 5.

If elected, Ms. Harris will be the first female president of the United States and also the first female president of Asian descent.

Harris' maternal grandfather, PV Gopalan, was born more than a century ago in Thulasendrapuram before moving to Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. He was a senior government official at the time.

Harris’ mother is Indian and her father is Jamaican. They both came to the United States to study and Harris was born there. When she was five, Harris returned to Thulasendrapuram and had memories of walking on the beach with her grandfather in Chennai.

"My mother, Dr. Shyamala Gopalan Harris, came to America from India at the age of 19. She taught me and my sister Maya about courage and determination," Harris wrote on her X account on November 5.

Harris supporters pose for a photo outside the temple in Thulasendrapuram

The ceremony in Thulasendrapuram was attended by about a dozen villagers and a few foreign tourists. After lighting incense, the priest rang a bell, offered fruits and chanted a prayer for “Kamala Harris to win,” before dotting those present with red powder.

Inside the temple, the names of Ms Harris and her grandfather are engraved on stone, along with those who donated. Outside, local politician Arulmozhi Sudhakar placed a placard wishing the “daughter of the motherland” success in the election.

"She is one of us. She will win. When she wins, we will hold special prayers on Wednesday (November 6) and distribute charity food at the temple," said Mr. Sudhakar.

The village of Thulasendrapuram became famous four years ago when people prayed for Ms Harris' Democratic Party to win and then their prayers came true.

"I am a big supporter of Kamala, so I wanted to experience the feeling in her hometown. It is important for us women to come here to honor her," said Devony Evans, an American living in Chennai, at the ceremony on November 5.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thay-phap-que-me-o-an-do-lam-phep-cho-ba-harris-185241105231909235.htm