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NaMo's Namaste London!

Last updated on: November 13, 2015 10:04 IST

A look at how Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first day in London unfolded.

Prime Minister Modi inspects a Guard of Honour, during a ceremonial reception at the Drum (Treasury Quadrangle), in London. Photograph: MEA/Flickr


Modi and British Prime Minister David Cameron at the Drum. Photograph: MEA/Flickr


Modi and Cameron outside 10, Downing Street. Photograph: MEA/Flickr


The prime ministers and their delegations at 10, Downing Street. Photograph: MEA/Flickr


Modi greets supporters outside the St James' Court hotel. Photograph: MEA/Flickr


Modi and Cameron deliver the joint statement at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Photograph: MEA/Flickr


The prime ministers watch a flypast by the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows next to Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Parliament Square. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters


The Red Arrows fly past in Modi's honour over Westminster. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters


Modi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters


John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, listens as Modi addesses members of the British parliament, the first Indian prime minister to ever do so. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters


David Cameron, Baroness D'Souza, Speaker of the House of Lords, and John Bercow accompany Modi on a tour of the Commons Chamber. Photograph: Justin Tallis/Reuters