Indians offer prayers and crack coconuts for Harris ahead of poll

[JonLP24]

If prayers could win a US election, Indians would give Kamala Harris the edge.

To secure victory for Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee and his running mate Ms Harris, the daughter of an Indian mother with roots in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, locals are taking no chances when it comes to the gods.

In the village of Thulasendrapuram, a seven-hour drive from Chennai on the Bay of Bengal and the boyhood home of Ms Harris’ diplomat grandfather P V Gopalan, V Shivakumar is preparing for his second political puja.

The first time the Hindu priest performed the ceremonial rites for a politician was in August, just before Ms Harris was chosen as Mr Biden’s running mate. The second will take place on Tuesday before Americans cast their ballots.

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[JustABozoOnThisBus]

1. Try this at home, if you're cracking coconuts ...

http://www.sweetsociety.com/recipe/lime-in-d-coconut-drink-recipe

It might get you through election night.

[NotAPuppet]

2. I read that as

Indians offering Kamala “crack coconuts” and thought, how rude, and I wonder why they put crack into coconuts. I should just go back to sleep.