Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted Nachiarkoil,an Annam lamp richly coated with gold, and a Thanjavur painting of dancing Saraswathi to Chinese President Xi Jinping at the second informal summit between the two leaders in Tamil Nadu's Mahabalipuram, now known as Mamallapuram.

The lamp is made of bronze and is six feet tall. It took 12days to make it, news agency reported. Above the lamp is the Annam, a celestial bird that is reputed to be able to separate milk from water andfiguratively good from the bad. It has a round base decorated with beautiful patterns.

Meanwhile, the Thanjavur painting of the dancing Saraswathi is three-feet high, four-feet wide and took about forty-five days to make. It is set in a wooden frame. The dancing Saraswathi is considered the embodimentof knowledge, music, art, nature and wisdom. The painting shows the Saraswathi playing the Veena, and dancing in celebration of eternal bliss.

PM Modi hosted President Xi in Mamallapuram, which also hasa China connect. Xi arrived in Chennai on Friday afternoon to a blockbusterwelcome. He reached Mamallapuram by road in the evening.PM Modi, dressed in awhite half-sleeved shirt, a veshti and an angavastram, welcomed President Xi inMamallapuram. The Prime Minister gave President Xi a guided tour about thearchitecture and significance of the three important rock-cut monuments of thetown. PM Modi received Xi near Arjuna's Penance and took him inside therock-cut temple. The two leaders walked over to Arjuna's Penance sculpture.

The second stop was Krishna's Butter Ball - a giganticboulder weighing about 250 tons seated on a short incline. From there, PM Modiand President Xi travelled to reach the Five Rathas, a group of solid rocks.These are five free-standing monolithic temples, which are said to be linked tothe five Pandava brothers. In the midst of the Five Rathas, there is also ahuge elephant sculpture and also that of a lion.

After the tour, a cultural programme was scheduled, followedby dinner. PM Modi hosted President Xi for dinner and the two leaders spentover two hours together.

The Chinese President was treated to a variety of sumptuousSouth Indian dishes. The dinner began at around 7 pm. From Thakkali Rasam and ArachavittaSambar to Kadalai Kuruma and Kavanarasi Halwa, the menu reflected the sweepingdiversity of south Indian culinary traditions.

No Memorandum of Understanding or agreements would be signedduring the informal summit. Modi and Xi will hold one-on-one and delegation-leveltalks on Saturday.

On Day 1 of the summit, PM Modi and President Xi haddetailed discussions on varied issues, including terrorism, increasingradicalisation, enhancing bilateral trade between the two nations andinvestments, among others.