In Pics | Diwali arrives a bit early at Kamala Harris' ancestral village in Tamil Nadu

Villagers in the Indian ancestral home of Kamala Harris are gearing up for her victory, as Joe Biden, her Democrat running mate in the US presidential election, inches closer to the White House. While the US awaits the election results, let us take a look at how the residents of Painganadu-Thulasendrapuram prayed for the victory of Harris:

Thulasendrapuram, located about 320 km south of Chennai, is where Harris's maternal grandfather was born more than a century ago. Credit: AFP Photo

The lush, green village in the south of the country has also been decked out in posters of Harris, with prayers offered at the local Hindu temple. Credit: AFP Photo

Harris’s grandfather PV Gopalan and his family moved to Chennai nearly 90 years ago. He retired there as a high-ranking government official. Credit: AFP Photo

The Dharma Sastha Ayyanar Temple in the village was decked up with flowers on Tuesday as people converged at its premises to pray for Harris'

While nearly 100 people took part in the two abhishekams, more than 200 people had their lunch at the temple premises at the mass feeding ceremony. Credit: AFP Photo

More than 200 people had their lunch at the temple premises at the mass feeding ceremony. Credit: DH Photo

Confident of their victory in the US presidential election, Democratic candidate Joe Biden and his running mate Senator Kamala Harris have begun working on the task ahead. Credit: PTI Photo