Clad in a dark suit and a tie with head covered with a

blue-coloured cloth, Cameron was presented a robe of honour inside the sanctum sanctorum of Harmandir Sahib. The British Prime Minister also mingled with a couple of devotees and chatted with them for a brief period as Gurbani played in the backdrop. Inside the Temple, he was accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who earlier received the British dignitary at the Sri Guru Ram Dasji International Airport, Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) President Avtar Singh Makkar, among others. The British Prime Minister reached the Golden Temple at about 9:50 AM and spend nearly an hour inside. Cameron had his hands folded for a brief period as he paid obeisance inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple, which attracts a large number of devotees cutting across faiths from different parts of the world. Before paying obeisance, he was taken around the Temple by officials of the SGPC, apex religious body of the Sikhs, and was also shown Shri Guru Ram Dass Langar Hall. of the then British General Dyer. Around 3,000 police personnel from six districts were deployed along with other forces, as part of the tight security arrangements for his visit.