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Indian sand artist wins prize in Denmark (With Image)


September 5th, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 5 (IANS) A sand sculpture on marine conservation created by Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won the prestigious audience prize at an international sand art competition held ... Read more...

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Indian sand artist wins gold in Spain (With Image)


July 18th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 18 (IANS) Odisha-based sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik's sculpture of Hindu god Ganesha has won two gold medals at the just-concluded Solo International Sand Art Contest in Marbella, Spain, ... Read more...

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Sand artist Pattnaik conferred honorary doctorate


May 2nd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 2 (IANS) Internationally-famed sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik was Wednesday conferred an honorary doctorate by a university in his home state Odisha.Pattnaik said the Berhampur University at Berhampur, about ... Read more...

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Odisha artist makes ailing Big B’s sand image (With Image)


February 19th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 19 (IANS) Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Sunday used 10 tonnes of sand to create an image of megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Odisha's Puri beach to wish the ... Read more...

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Indian artist to create climate change sculpture in Japan


January 22nd, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 (IANS) Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik said Sunday he will craft a sculpture in Japan's Sapporo city next month on the impact of climate change.He said he ... Read more...

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Santa in sand, courtesy Odisha artist (With Image)


December 25th, 2011 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Puri (Odisha), Dec 25 (IANS) Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a 35-ft-high sand image of a huge Santa Claus on a beach here on the occasion of Christmas and ... Read more...

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12 hours of non-stop musical treat


September 3rd, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) Music lovers are in for a treat with bands like Indus Creed and artists like Gary Lawyer, Luke Kenny and Salil Bhatt, among others, performing here ... Read more...

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A huge sand cake for Sachin!


April 22nd, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 22 (IANS) Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Friday began sculpting a huge cake and 38 bats in sand on the beach of his home town Puri as a ... Read more...

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Sandy tribute to Japan tsunami victims (With Images)


March 12th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 12 (IANS) Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Saturday sculpted a image on the beach in Orissa's Puri town as a tribute to the hundreds of people who lost their ... Read more...

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Chennai students use sand sculptures to honour Indian World Cup squad


February 22nd, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Feb.22 (ANI): School students here created sand sculptures to wish the Indian team luck for the cricket World Cup.About 60 students, with the help of sand artists, created sand sculptures consisting ... Read more...

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125-ft-long sand cricket bat to usher World Cup (With Image)


February 12th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 (IANS) As the countdown for the 2011 World Cup begins, acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a 125-ft-long cricket bat of sand in Orissa in an attempt to ... Read more...

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Puri beach festival is a great boost to tourism: Orissa Tourism Minister


November 25th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Sarada LahangirPuri, Nov.25 (ANI): Orissa Tourism Minister Debi Prasad Mishra has said the 16th International Annual Puri Beach Festival is a boost to the tourism sector of Orissa and is ... Read more...

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Sand sculpture created on Puri beach to spread swine flu awareness


August 14th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Normal 0By Sharda LehangirPuri (Orissa), Aug 14 (ANI): Sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik created a sculpture depicting swine flu at Puri beach, to generate awareness of the disease.Pattnaik, ... Read more...

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Woman dies in stampede during Jagannath Rath Yatra (Lead)


July 13th, 2010 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Puri (Orissa), July 13 (IANS) A woman devotee was killed and two people were injured in a stampede Tuesday during the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra (chariot festival), for which eight lakh people ... Read more...

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TN students spread awareness about global warming through sand art


July 4th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai July 4: (ANI) To spread awareness about global warming, students from various schools and colleges have come together to create sand sculptures in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.Highlighting the importance of growing trees, ... Read more...

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Orissa’s sand artist pays tribute to Friday’s Maoist attack victims


May 29th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Puri (Orissa), May 29 (ANI): Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand image at the Puri beach as tribute to the innocent people killed in Friday's Maoist attack in West ... Read more...

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In India, machines are preferred to manmade craft (Feature with images)


February 7th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Shweta Srinivasan Porbandar (Gujarat), Feb 7 (IANS) Leaving his family's tradition of carving idols of Lord Jagannath, Manmohan Mahapatra turned to the sands at Orissa's beaches 30 years ago. Now known the ... Read more...

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Sand sculpture fest in Goa to focus on global warming


December 14th, 2009 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 14 (IANS) Goa, a popular beach tourism destination battling the effects of climate change, will host a sand art festival with global warming as its central theme, a tourism department ... Read more...

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President Patil praises sand sculpture on global warming


December 9th, 2009 - 11:55 pm ICT by ANI
Puri, Dec 9 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday visited the Puri beach to witness the sand art based on the concept of global warming.The sand art was prepared by internationally ... Read more...

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Tribute in sand for 26/11 victims (With Images)


November 26th, 2009 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
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 ... Read more...

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Orissa super cyclone victims get a sandy tribute (With Images)


October 29th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 29 (IANS) Victims of the Orissa super cyclone, which killed more than eight thousand people and rendered scores homeless, were given a sandy tribute on the tenth anniversary by artist ... Read more...

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Sand image on Orissa beach to congratulate Obama (With Images)


October 10th, 2009 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
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 ... Read more...

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


September 24th, 2009 - 9:59 pm ICT by ANI
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. ... Read more...

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Sand image of goddess Durga to highlight global warming (With Images)


September 23rd, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 23 (IANS) 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 ... Read more...

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9/11 victims given sandy tribute on 8th anniversary


September 11th, 2009 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 11 (IANS) On the eighth anniversary of the World Trade Centre (WTC) attacks, the victims have been given a sandy tribute by sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Orissa's Puri beach. ... Read more...

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Jackson gets sandy tribute in Orissa on birthday (With Image)


August 29th, 2009 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 29 (IANS) A sand image of Michael Jackson's face and a 15-foot long guitar has been sculpted on Orissa's Puri beach by sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik as a tribute ... Read more...

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Sandy tribute to Michael Jackson on Orissa beach (With Image)


June 26th, 2009 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 26 (IANS) Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik Friday paid tribute to the 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson who died of a cardiac arrest, by creating a sand image of the ... Read more...

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Devotees brave scorching heat for Puri chariot festival (With Image)


June 24th, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Puri, June 24 (IANS) Nearly 300,000 devotees, braving the scorching heat, gathered in Puri town of Orissa to have a glimpse of lord Jagannath at an 11-day Rath Yatra (chariot festival) which ... Read more...

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Sand art in Varanasi to condemn terrorism


January 20th, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
By Girish Kumar Dubey Varanasi, Jan 20 (ANI): More than 400 artists created sculptures on the banks of river Ganges in Varanasi to express their ire against terrorism. Hundreds of artists and tourists ... Read more...

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25 feet Santa Claus in Puri


December 25th, 2008 - 9:23 pm ICT by ANI
By Sharada Lahangir Puri, Dec.25 (ANI): Noted sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik has sculpted Santa Claus and Jesus Christ at the Golden Beach of Puri, to spread the message of peace during Christmas ... Read more...

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Sand art to attract maximum devotees during Durga Puja in Siliguri


September 30th, 2008 - 8:55 pm ICT by ANI
By Pallav Basu Siliguri (West Bengal), Sep.30 (ANI): With the Durga Puja just a week away, various community Puja committees in West Bengal wish to fascinate maximum number of crowds to visit ... Read more...

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Sculpted Lord Jagannath reappears on Puri beach


July 3rd, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Sarada Lahangir Puri (Orissa), July 3 (ANI): Noted Sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik has sculpted a statue of Lord Jagannath on the Puri beach here ahead of the chariot festival better known ... Read more...

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Orissa sand artist sculpts Myanmar cyclone havoc


May 8th, 2008 - 2:39 pm ICT by admin
Puri, May 8 (IANS) Well-known sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik has created a sand image here of the havoc wrought in Myanmar by the killer cyclone to seek help for the hundreds of ... Read more...

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Sand replica of Shah Jahan’s dagger on Puri beach


April 16th, 2008 - 5:41 pm ICT by admin
Puri, April 16 (IANS) Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik has created a 10-foot long replica of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's dagger at Orissa's Puri beach. The original dagger, which dates back to 1629-30, ... Read more...

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Showcasing Indian art on sand


April 1st, 2008 - 10:49 am ICT by admin
By Jatindra Dash He is the man behind crafting an abiding art form on shifting sands. Sudarsan Patnaik from India's eastern state of Orissa is only 31 but is singularly responsible for an ... Read more...

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