PHOTOS: Preparations for ‘Namaste Trump’ event

A lot of preparations have been made for Donald Trump's visit to India. He is scheduled to address the 'Namaste Trump' event in Ahmedabad today, and people have already started filling up the Motera Stadium. Trump's visit is supposed to boost bilateral ties between the two countries. Prime Minister Modi will receive Trump at the airport and then drive along a route with stages featuring artistes from all over India. The two leaders shall then participate in the 'Namaste Trump' rally at the Motera Stadium. ...read more

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People clean the glass enclosure erected on the podium where U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be seated at Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad. (AP)

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Security officers walk close to the podium where U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be seated at Sardar Patel stadium. (AP)

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Folk dancers rehearse their performance along a route U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are expected to take during their visit in Ahmedabad. (PTI)

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Indian and American flags fly from a lamp-post at Rajpath ahead of the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump in New Delhi. (Bloomberg)

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Pedestrians walk past an American flag flying from a post near Parliament House ahead of the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump in New Delhi. (Bloomberg)

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Banners welcoming U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hang from posts lining a road ahead of their arrival in New Delhi. (Bloomberg)

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A man crosses a bridge past a hoarding with the images of U.S. President Donald Trump and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ahead of Trump's visit, in Ahmedabad. (REUTERS)

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Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel patrol past a hoarding near the historic Taj Mahal, where U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are expected to visit, in Agra. (REUTERS)

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A police officer stands inside the historic Taj Mahal premises, where U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are expected to visit, in Agra. (REUTERS)