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In this photo by Ajit Solanki, Indian women get their backs painted with portraits of President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmadabad, India. Modi begins a five-day visit to the United States on Friday. He will address the U.N. General Assembly, hold talks with Obama and other top American officials and meet with the heads of major U.S. companies and influential Indian-Americans.

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