bodyType

customContents

entityId

entityUuid

articlePageQuery

filter

article

articleBaseAdvertisingInfoArticle

articleListArticle

articleSeoArticle

helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle

hooksArticleAcknowledgementGateOverlayArticle

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

hooksContentInterestArticle

articleLinkingDataContent

articleSchemaContent

liveArticle

advertZone

sentiment

contentLock

topics

types

sections

moreOnThisArticles

urlAlias

commentCount

sponsorType

authorLocations

authors

paywallTypes

corrections

displaySlideShow

multimediaEmbed

printHeadline

seriesContainer

socialHeadline

headline

flag

firstTopic

glossary

flattenTypeIds

publishedDate

additionalInfoBoxes

images

image

relatedLinks

relatedNewsletters

__typename

createdDate

sponsor

factSheets

series

disableOffPlatformContent

published

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

body

keywords

copyrighted

customTimezone

liveContents

Kriti Gandhi

Hindu priests around India have prayed for their preferred candidate’s success ahead of the US presidential election.
Some priests in the capital New Delhi prayed for Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, in the southern state of Telangana, priests performed an 11-day ritual in support of the Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. The ritual, which ended on October 30, was organised by the Shyamala Gopalan Education Foundation, a philanthropic organisation founded in honour of Harris’ mother.


Bitcoin hits US$95,000 as crypto sector seeks White House post under Trump

Japan downplays Trump pick Tulsi Gabbard’s warnings of its military threat to US

Harsh Chinese retaliation against new Trump tariffs is unlikely, economist predicts

Trump is casting TV personalities in key government roles: ‘nuclear armed reality show’

US presidential election 2024

Trump or Harris? Hindu priests pray for different outcomes in the US presidential election

Voters in the US head to the polls on November 5, and millions of mail-in ballots have been cast.

News

Asia

US Elections

Voters in the US head to the polls on November 5, and millions of mail-in ballots have been cast


Voters in the US head to the polls on November 5, and millions of mail-in ballots have been cast.


Religion

India

Video | Trump or Harris? Hindu priests pray for different outcomes in the US presidential election

Voters in the US head to the polls on November 5, and millions of mail-in ballots have been cast