“Both of them were enterprising. There was positivity in her mother, which is there in Kamala also.” Back in Thulasendrapuram, villagers are anticipating the announcement of her candidature soon. “Kamala’s chithi [Tamil for mother’s younger sister] Sarala visits this temple regularly. In 2014 she donated 5,000 rupees ($60; £46) on behalf of Kamala Harris,” said Natarajan, the temple priest. Natarajan is confident that their prayers will help Ms Harris win the election. The villagers say they might be thousands of miles away from the US, but they feel connected with her journey. They hope she would visit them some day or the village would find a mention in her speech.
