In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, an Indian artist works on a painting of President Barack Obama and the late Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi at his studio in Thane, near Mumbai, India. President Obama is expected to visit India from Nov. 6-9 and will include a visit to Gandhi's memorial in New Delhi. (AP Photo) ** INDIA OUT.
Pedestrians cross a road past a billboard welcoming US President Barack Obama in Mumbai on November 4, 2010. Obama, smarting from an election defeat at home, starts a four-nation Asian tour on November 6 in India, whose relations with the United States have rapidly warmed in the past decade.
Indian artist Basavaraju S. Gowda holds a 10 litre containing a framed potrait of US president Barack Obama in Bangalore on November 4, 2010. Obama, smarting from an election defeat at home, starts a four-nation Asian tour on November 6 in India, whose relations with the United States have rapidly warmed in the past decade.
Indian pedestrians walk past a billboard welcoming US President Barack Obama outside The American Centre in New Delhi on November 4, 2010. Obama, smarting from an election defeat at home, starts a four-nation Asian tour on November 6, in India, whose relations with the United States have rapidly warmed in the past decade.
Indian pedestrians walk past a billboard welcoming US President Barack Obama outside The American Centre in New Delhi on November 4, 2010. Obama, smarting from an election defeat at home, starts a four-nation Asian tour on November 6, in India, whose relations with the United States have rapidly warmed in the past decade.
A man walks his camel past a sand sculpture of U.S. President Barack Obama on a beach in Puri in the eastern Indian state of Bhubaneswar November 4, 2010. Obama will visit India on Saturday, bringing along representatives from about 200 companies in what is being called the largest business delegation to leave U.S. shores in history, keen to tap into a lucrative market of 1.2 billion people.
An Indian artist makes an art work depicting President Barack Obama at a studio in Thane, near Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. President Obama is expected to visit India from Nov. 6-9.
Indian artists make an art work depicting President Barack Obama at a studio in Thane, near Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. President Obama is expected to visit India from Nov. 6-9.
An Indian artist Gurum R. Narayanappa, 69, displays a silk sari which he plans to gift U.S. President Barack Obama during his visit to India later this week, in Bangalore, India, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. The fabric made on a hand loom by Narayanappa sizes 18 feet in length, 44 inches in width and weighs 3 ounces and fits in a cover of a match box after being rolled up.
Weaver Gurum R. Narayanappa, 69, folds a silk saree dress which he weaved as a present for US president Barack Obama in Bangalore on November 2, 2010. Narayanappa claims that the Central Silk Board has assured him that they will send his saree, a lightweight 80-gramme saree made of silk and gold, to the US president on his visit to India later this week. The US president arrives next week for a three-day visit and faces the unusual challenge of living up to the enormous popularity of his predecessor, George W. Bush, who was widely feted here for ending India's status as a nuclear pariah.
Weaver Gurum R. Narayanappa, 69, folds a silk saree dress to fit a matchbox sleeve which he weaved as a present for US president Barack Obama in Bangalore on November 2, 2010. Narayanappa claims that the Central Silk Board has assured him that they will send his saree, a lightweight 80 gramme saree made of silk and gold, to the US president on his visit to India later this week. The US president arrives next week for a three-day visit and faces the unusual challenge of living up to the enormous popularity of his predecessor, George W. Bush, who was widely feted here for ending India's status as a nuclear pariah.
An Indian artist Gurum R. Narayanappa, 69, puts in the silk sari inside a match box cover, partly covered with a photograph of U.S. President Barack Obama, in Bangalore, India, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. Narayanappa made the silk sari marking the upcoming visit of U.S. President Obama. The fabric made on a hand loom by Narayanappa sizes 18 feet in length, 44 inches in width and weighs 3 ounces and fits in a cover of a match box after being rolled up.
An Indian school boy makes a sketch of U.S. President Barack Obama as his family photograph is seen next to him at the Holy Name school in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Nov.2, 2010. Students of this school are gearing up to celebrate Diwali festival with President Obama during his visit later this week.
An Indian school boy makes a sketch of President Barack Obama as another holds his family photograph at the Holy Name school in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Nov.2, 2010. Students of this school are gearing up to celebrate Diwali festival with President Obama during his visit later this week.
Indian painter Jagjot Singh Rubal gives final touches to a painting of US President Barack Obama, which he plans to mail to Obama as a gift, in Amritsar on November 3, 2010. US President Barack Obama has hailed India's rise as a world power, days ahead of a visit to the country, calling the South Asian nation a 'cornerstone' of US engagement in Asia.
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