Special puja organized in the temple.
There is an atmosphere of excitement and hope in Thulasendrapuram village of Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu and people are hopeful that incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris will win the US presidential election. Villagers in Thulasendrapuram, Harris’ home village, have prayed at the Sri Dharma Sanstha temple in the hope that she will emerge victorious by defeating former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump. Americans will vote today to elect their next president.
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Thulasendrapuram Kamala’s maternal grandfather and former Indian diplomat, PV Gopalan’s ancestral village. Kamala’s mother Shyamala was the daughter of former Indian diplomat Gopalan. The village rose to prominence in August 2020, when Kamala was nominated as the Democratic candidate for vice president and that same year the village celebrated her victory. Councilor Arulmozhi said: “It is our sincere prayer that the daughter of this land wins the American elections and becomes the president of the most influential country in the world.”
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Villagers put up banners
Arulmozhi and her husband T. Sudhakar have performed a special abhishekam with sandalwood and turmeric, besides performing a special archana for the temple’s main deity Sri Dharma Sanstha. The original deity of the temple is the family deity of Kamala’s ancestors. The villagers have also put up a large banner with Kamala’s photo. This banner congratulates Kamla for the victory.
The villagers have also put up a large banner.
They will give free food to the poor if they win
Similar prayers were offered in Madurai, where spiritual organization Anushanathin Anugraham offered a special prayer on November 4. If Kamala wins the elections, the leaders of Panganadu village in the district will give ‘annadanam’ (free food) to the poor. “Kamala’s ancestors are from our village…she is a woman fighting for an important position and we want her to win,” says Kamala’s maternal grandfather Gopalan was born in this village. He had donated around one lakh rupees to Shri Dharma Sanstha Mandir.
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Kamala Harris visited India during her childhood. He took long walks on the beach with his maternal grandfather, where his maternal grandfather discussed issues of democracy and society with his friends. Harris believes it was during those days that he became interested in public service. His maternal grandmother and maternal grandfather were residents of Thulasendrapuram village in Tamil Nadu. This is the village where people now pray for him and organize special pujas every day in the hope of his victory. (with language inputs)
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