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PHOTOS: Modi gets a rousing welcome in US

Last updated on: September 27, 2014 02:07 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets people outside his hotel upon his arrival in New York on Friday. Photographs: Vijay Verma/PTI Photo

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on Friday on a five-day US visit, he was greeted with 'Har Har Modi' slogan, heard first during Lok Sabha poll campaign, by a large group of Indians who had gathered outside his hotel.

A large group of Indians were also carrying placards with messages such as 'We love Modi' 'America loves Modi' 'Indian American loves Modi'. Photographs: SnapsIndia

They were also shouting slogans in support of Prime Minister Modi and were also chanting 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', besides the most largely-shouted 'Har Har Modi' chants.

A special enclosure was made by the local police for supporters to watch Prime Minister Modi as he came. Photographs: Vijay Verma/PTI Photos

Modi greeted everyone with a namaste and also waved at the people, while walking across them outside the barricade of the enclosure and then walked inside the hotel. Photographs: Paresh Gandhi/Rediff.com

In a rare gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi came out of his huge convoy to greet a large number of Indians who had gathered outside his hotel to welcome him. Photographs: Vijay Verma/PTI Photos

As a large convoy of vehicles came to the hotel he would be staying here till September 29 before moving to Washington, Modi came out and greeted people who had gathered their in a special enclosure made by local administration. Photographs: Paresh Gandhi/Rediff.com

A stampede-like situation erupted as people pushed each other to see Modi. Photographs: SnapsIndia

Traffic was blocked before his arrival while pedestrians were also asked to take alternate route to cross the hotel lane in the busy Madison avenue area of New York city. Photographs: SnapsIndia

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