The narrow lane winds its way through the trees and occasional rural homesteads to a temple that goes by the name ‘Makki Sree Dharma Sastha temple’. The centuries-old idol could be seen on a ...

Footage shows villagers gathering at Dharma Sastha Temple in Thulasendrapuram, Tamil Nadu, India, where her grandfather was born, to ask the Hindu gods for her victory. A similar event was held in ...

Her subsequent victory prompted villagers to conduct elaborate celebrations, displaying flex boards, creating Rangoli before their residences, distributing prasadham in Sri Dharma Sastha temple in ...

Kamala’s maternal grandfather Gopalan was born in this village before moving to Chennai. He had contributed nearly Rs one lakh to the Sri Dharma Sastha temple.