PHOTOS: For Obamas, it was handshakes and smiles @ prez banquet

After the talks with Prime Minister Modi and the joint presser, came the state dinner with President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Over 200 guests were invited for the banquet, which included not only political leaders but also leading businessmen.

Here’s a look at some of the guests at the dinner:

PM Narendra Modi looking all dapper greeted his old friend ‘Barack’ at the presidential dinner. First Lady Michelle is all smiles as the two chat on. Photograph: Press Information Bureau

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi shakes hands with US President Barack Obama at the banquet. Photograph: PTI photo

And the gifting continues. Telugu Desam Party’s Rayapati Sambisiva Rao gifts US President Obama a shawl at the banquet. Earlier, Obama was gifted a charkha, a bust of Gandhi by the Modi government. Photograph: Jim Bourg/Reuters

Former PM Manmohan Singh and wife Gursharan Kaur greet the Obamas. Back in 2010, when the Obamas had visited India, it was Singh who had hosted them as the PM. Photograph: ANI/Twitter

Tata chairman Ratan Tata greets US President Barack Obama at the banquet. We wonder if he’s asking Obama why he didn’t choose to live at one of the Taj hotels this time around. Photograph: ANI/Twitter

What’s so funny? Businessman and one of the world’s richest men Mukesh Ambani meets US President Barack Obama. Photograph: ANI/Twitter