In Photos: Modi-Xi's Informal Day Out

Mamallapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping at heritage site, in Mamallapuram. (Twitter/PTI Photo)

Not many Presidents and Prime Ministers are fortunate enough to have another country's Prime Minister to have as a tourist guide. (Twitter/PTI Photo)

Then the two leaders walked over to Arjuna's Penance sculpture. Modi, like a professional guide, was seen explaining to Xi the various images carved on the huge rock. (PTI Photo)

Modi and Xi spent quality time during the one-on-one without their aides, while the rest of the delegation had dinner at a separate location. (PTI photo)

Then the two leaders walked over to Arjuna's Penance sculpture. Modi, like a professional guide, was seen explaining to Xi the various images carved on the huge rock. (PTI Photo)

Modi received Xi near Arjuna's Penance and took him inside the rock-cut temple and was seen explaining the features to the Chinese leader. (PTI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Arjuna's Penance sculpture in Mamallapuram. (Twitter/PTI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wearing the traditional Tamil attire of 'veshti' (white dhoti), half-sleeve white shirt and angavastram over his shoulder, welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mamallapuram, also known Mahabalipuram, for the second informal India-China Summit.(Twitter/PTI Photo)

The two leaders spent five hours of quality time together, and most of it was on one-on-one conversation, except during the time they watched the cultural programme. (Twitter/PTI Photo)

Earlier, the two leaders chatted animatedly as they viewed the imposing seventh century rock-cut cave temples of Mahabalipuram, sipped coconut water and held hands and smiled for the crowds, both looking at ease and enjoying the picturesque and historical setting of the place which is a UNESCO world heritage site. (Twitter/PTI Photo)

The one-on-one tete-a-tete between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping over dinner on Friday lasted for two-and-a-half hours, well beyond the planned time. (Twitter/PTI Photo)

One of the magnificent monuments of Mahabalipuram, Arjuna's Penance, chiselled out on a large boulder, shows several rows of Hindu gods facing towards a sage/person who is on a penance standing on his left leg. Apart from the gods, images of hunters, sages, animals and others have been carved out. (PTI Photo)

Mamallapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Mamallapuram. Xi and Modi to hold informal summit talks this evening and on Saturday. (PIB/PTI Photo)

Mamallapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Mamallapuram. (Twitter/PTI Photo)

Both the world leaders took a stroll of the ancient Cave temple and PM Modi explained history about each and every monument to Chinese President. (PTI Photo)

Mamallapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Mamallapuram. (Twitter/PTI Photo)