Puri beach sand image congratulates Obama for Nobel Peace PrizeOctober 11th, 2009 PURI - Orissa's well known sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik has created a four-foot high sand sculpture on Puri beach congratulating US President Barack Obama on him winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. Patnaik created images of Obama and the Nobel Prize bearing the message 'Let Peace Prevail'.
Sand image on Orissa beach to congratulate ObamaOctober 10th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - 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 from here, using about three tonnes of sand.
7-feet high sand sculpture in Orissa highlights problem of global warmingSeptember 24th, 2009 PURI - 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 him around five hours to complete.
Sand image of goddess Durga to highlight global warmingSeptember 23rd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Wednesday created an image of goddess Durga and burning earth on the beach at Puri in Orissa to create awareness global warning. Pattnaik created the face of the goddess who was shown wearing green leaves as ornaments with a burning globe behind her at the Puri beach, 56 km from here.
Orissa's sand sculptor pays tribute to 9/11 victimsSeptember 11th, 2009 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.
Sand sculpture of Ganesha spreads awareness on global warming in PuriAugust 23rd, 2009 PURI - On the occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi and the 10-day festivities ahead, noted sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik has made an image at the Puri beach to evolve devotion and spread public awareness on global warming. Patnaik has sculpted a 40 feet-long Ganesha and a tree on His palm alongside a message 'Reduce Global Warming' written next to the image.
40-foot sand Ganesha spreads global warming messageAugust 23rd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A 40-foot foot sand sculptor of Hindu god Ganesh holding a small tree with a message to check global warming is the main attraction on Puri's beach in Orissa Sunday. The artist, Sudarsan Pattnaik, claims that it is the world's longest sand sculpture of the elephant-headed god.
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wins Berlin contestJuly 13th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa based sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik was Monday announced as the winner of the people's choice award at the world championship held in Berlin last month for his 15-feet-high image of Lord Buddha. Pattnaik, who hails from Orissa's beach city of Puri, 56 km from here is the first Indian to win the contest.
Orissa sculptor creates 15-foot Buddha in BerlinJune 12th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa's Sudarsan Patnaik has created a 15 feet high image of Buddha in sand as his entry in an international sand sculpture championship in Berlin, the artist said Friday. The artist who belongs to Orissa's Puri city, some 56 km from here created the image of the sitting Buddha for the 2nd United Sand Festival (USF) World Solo Sand Sculpture Championship 2009 held June 4-11 in the German capital.
Sand sculptures in Puri to motivate people for votingApril 21st, 2009 PURI - Renowned sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik created a 'Political Theatre' on the scenic Puri beach in Orissa to motivate people to cast their votes and elect the right candidate. "Elections are taking place in the country.
Now, sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik makes images on pollsApril 20th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik has found a unique way of asking people to elect the right leader for the country - he has created sculptures of Parliament House and some top leaders on the Puri beach in Orissa. The sand sculptures include a five feet high image of Parliament House and images of important leaders of political parties, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) L.K.
Indian sand artist to create image of Lord Ganesha in JapanMarch 18th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik Wednesday said he will create a 5.20 metre long sand sculpture of Lord Ganesha with Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati in Japan next month. 'I have been selected to participate in the World Sand Sculpting Contest Japan 2009, which will be held at Tottori city from April 5 to 15,' Patnaik told IANS on phone from his home town Puri, 56 km from here.
Sudarsan Patnaik greets 'Slumdog...' team with sand OscarsFebruary 24th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik Monday created images of the Oscar trophies on a beach in Orissa to congratulate the team of 'Slumdog Millionaire' that won eight Oscars, including for best picture. Patnaik sculpted eight Oscar trophies on sand with a 25-ft long movie reel on the beach in the coastal city of Puri, 56 km from here along with his students.
Sculptor Sudarsan creates Obama's image on sandJanuary 19th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik Tuesday has created on Orissa's Puri beach a huge sculpture of the White House with Barack Obama in front of it. The four-foot high colourful sculpture, created by the artist and his students, bears the message 'Change Has Happened'.
Sculptor Sudarsan Patnaik creates 'tallest sand Santa'December 23rd, 2008 PURI - Santa Claus is usually identified with snow, but artist Sudarsan Patnaik Wednesday claimed to have created the world's tallest sand replica of Father Christmas on the Puri beach in the state. 'The colourful sculpture of Santa Claus that I have created with the help of 15 of my students is 25 feet high - the tallest sand image in the world, so far as I know,' Patnaik told IANS.
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