A shopkeeper puts thread in a kite with photographs of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and U.S. President Barack Obama for sale at a shop in Mumbai, India, Friday, Jan 23, 2015. Obama will be the chief guest during this year's parade which will be held on Jan. 26.
An Indian shopkeeper displays a kite with portraits of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Barack Obama at a shop in Mumbai, India, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. Obama arrives in New Delhi on Sunday and will be the first American president to attend India’s annual Republic Day festivities marked annually on Jan. 26.
Indian artist Jagjot Singh Rubal gives final touches on a painting of U.S. President Barack Obama in Amritsar, India, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. Obama arrives in New Delhi on Sunday and will be the first American president to attend India’s annual Republic Day festivities marked annually on Jan. 26.
An Indian worker cleans a wall of the North Block near the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited U.S. President Barack Obama to be the first American president to attend India’s annual Republic Day festivities marked on Jan. 26.
An Indian worker wears an American flag before it is hoisted up a flag pole in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited U.S. President Barack Obama to be the first American president to attend India’s annual Republic Day festivities marked on Jan. 26.