Tag Archive: sand sculpture

Sand artist sculpts ’save hockey’ message on Orissa beach

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand image Wednesday on the beach in Orissa’s Puri town, appealing to people to save the sport of hockey – the country’s national game.

Hundreds of tourists visited the site of the sculpture, 56 km from here.

Indian Hockey has faced a crisis in the last few days over non-payment [...]

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Kasab ‘hanged’ along the banks of Ganga in Allahabad

Allahabad, Nov 26 (IANS) As the country marked the first anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks, hundreds of people in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad district turned up at the bank of the Ganga Thursday to witness the ‘hanging’ of terrorist Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab.

While Kasab waits for the judgement in Mumbai’s Arthur Road jail, artist Raj [...]

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Tribute in sand for 26/11 victims

Bhubaneswar, Nov 26 (IANS) On the first anniversary of 26/11, the victims of the terror attack were paid a tribute in sand by artist Sudarshan Pattnaik on Orissa’s Puri beach. The acclaimed sand sculptor erected a seven-foot replica of Mumbai’s Taj Hotel in memory of the horrific attack.

The huge sand sculpture carries the message ’stop [...]

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Sand image on Orissa beach to congratulate Obama

Bhubaneswar, Oct 10 (IANS) Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Saturday created a four-foot high sand sculpture on Orissa’s Puri beach to congratulate US President Barack Obama on winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

Pattnaik created images of Obama and the Nobel Prize bearing the message ‘Let peace prevail’ on the beach in his home town Puri, 56 km [...]

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7-feet high sand sculpture in Orissa highlights problem of global warming

Puri, Sep 24(ANI): World-renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has sculpted a 7-feet high sand sculpture of goddess Durga and a burning globe on the Puri beach to draw attention to global warming.

Pattnaik used 10 tonnes of sand to create the sculpture, which took [...]

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Orissa’s sand sculptor pays tribute to 9/11 victims

Puri Beach (Orissa): Sudarsan Pattnaik, an internationally acclaimed sand artist, sculpted a gigantic model of the new United States Tower of Freedom in sand here on Friday.

Pattnaik’s artistic tribute was created on the eighth anniversary of the attack.

Pattnaik created a seven feet high replica of the twin towers of the World Trade Centre with [...]

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