President Bush's limousine is escorted to the presidential palace for an official welcoming ceremony. Mr Bush inspects a guard of honour. At attention during the arrival ceremony. Mr Bush and First Lady Laura Bush visited the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi to take part in a wreath-laying ceremony. President Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh posed for the media before their talks at Hyderabad House. Laura Bush meets members of the Indian version of Sesame Street - Galli Galli Sim Sim. Left-wing critics of the US continued their protests into a second day. The Booker Prize winning author and activist Arundhati Roy was among the demonstrators. Within the Indian Parliament building, politicians from mostly left-wing parties showed their opposition to the visit. The two leaders prepared to address the media following their landmark talks on a nuclear deal.
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