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 terrorism’.
Pattnaik and students from his Golden Sand Art Institute created the sculpture Wednesday using six tonnes of sand.
‘It is my way of condemning the attack when ten armed men sailed in from Pakistan and unleashed a reign of terror. I pay my tribute to all those victims of that attack through this new Taj Hotel,’ Pattnaik said.
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