20 years ago - Narendra Modi (2nd from left) outside the White House in Washington in 1994 along with G Kishan Reddy (1st from left), currently BJP State President, Telangana.
Modi's schedule lists about 35 engagements during a 100-hour trip, including a rock-star-like address at New York's Madison Square Garden, a speech to the United Nations and an appearance at a Central Park festival that features rap star Jay Z.
Modi, will spend two days in New York before heading to Washington for his first meeting with US President Barack Obama.
During his visit then, he reportedly stayed with a friend who accompanied him for his fortnightly visit.
The pictures that are over 20 years old show our PM without his trademark beard.
Pictures that were reportedly taken in 1993, during his visit to the States show the PM having a good time touring the country.
On the eve of his foreign tour, old pictures of Modi (right) who was then the BJP national general secretary have surfaced on social networking sites.
He will also be the first Indian Prime Minister in over a decade to stay at the US President's guesthouse - the 190-year-old Blair House- when he travels to Washington on his visit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in the United States on Friday aiming to woo corporate titans and crown a burst of investment-focused diplomacy, while marking a personal victory for a man who was for years unwelcome in the country. Photo:
Flashback Friday: Old pictures of PM Modi's US visit