Interacting with children at the Indian Embassy in Washington. Photograph: Paresh Gandhi / Rediff.com

Paying floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi in front of Indian Embassy in Washington. Photograph: Paresh Gandhi / Rediff.com

With US President Barack Obama at the White House. Photograph: Ministry of External Affairs

With former US President Bill Clinton and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Photograph: Ministry of External Affairs

With American CEOs at a breakfast meet in New York. Photograph: Shivraj/Photo Division

Meeting US Secretary of State John Kerry at Obama's private dinner. Photograph: Ministry of External Affairs

People of Indian Community giving a warm welcome. Photograph: Ministry of External Affairs

Addressing the Council on Foreign Relations. Photograph: Ministry of External Affairs

Meeting Congresswomen Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii. Photograph: Mohammed Jaffer / SnapsIndia

A supporter holds up US and Indian national flags at Times Square to watch the MSG speech being beamed on the big screen. Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Addressing the Diaspora at the packed Madison Square Garden. Photograph: Paresh Gandhi / Rediff.com

Centre of attention at Madison Square Garden. Photograph: Paresh Gandhi / Rediff.com

Dancers perform before the Madison Square Garden reception. Photograph: Lucas Jackson / Reuters

Onstage with Global Citizen Festival host Hugh Jackman. Photograph: Paresh Gandhi / Rediff.com

Addressing the Global Citizen Festival at Central Park in New York. Photograph: Ministry of External Affairs

Addressing the 69th Session of the UNGA. Photograph: Ministry of External Affairs

With United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at UNGA. Photograph: M Asokan/Photo Division

Laying a wreath at the survival tree at 9/11 Memorial site. Photograph: Paresh Gandhi / Rediff.com

Taking a tour of the 9/11 Museum in New York. Photograph: Ministry of External Affairs

Paying homage to the victims of 9/11 at the 9/11 Memorial in New York. Photograph: Ministry of External Affairs

Greeting people waiting outside the New York Palace Hotel. Photograph: Ministry of External Affairs

The dinner menu at the White House. Photograph: Paresh Gandhi / Rediff.com

With External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj with officials and their families at the Indian Embassy in Washington DC. Photograph: Press Information Bureau

What PM wrote in the White House visitors book. Photograph: Press Information Bureau

Addressing business leaders at the US-India Business Council. Photograph: Paresh Gandhi / Rediff.com

With Obama at the Martin Luther King Junior Memorial. Photograph: Press Information Bureau

Thank you and good-bye America. Photograph: Press Information Bureau