US President Barack Obama was the cynosure of all eyes at the 'At Home' hosted by President Pranab Mukherjee Monday at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Obama shook hands with and waved to the large number of invitees, which included many prominent faces like Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh and cabinet ministers and their spouses.
Obama had high tea sitting beside Modi, who was dressed in a red jacket and a cream-coloured shawl. Modi and Obama chatted with each other.
Those who shared their table included US first lady Michelle Obama, Mukherjee, Ansari, Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur.
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