Rockstar Welcome for PM Modi at Madison Square Garden

An audience of 18,000 people chanted the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrived at the Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. The scoreboard above the arena floor showed a picture of the 64-year-old PM. (Agence France-Presse Photo)

Madison Square Garden was packed to its capacity with Indian Americans. (Agence France-Presse Photo)

Madison Square Garden was lit up by the energy of thousands of Indian Americans. (Agence France-Presse Photo)

Traditional dancers perform before the arrival of PM Modi. (Agence France-Presse Photo)

The dance troupes performed mainly to Bollywood songs. (Agence France-Presse Photo)

The dance troupe also performed to the Oscar award winning 'Jai Ho' soundtrack. (Agence France-Presse Photo)