Sudarsan creates image of Obama on Puri beach

The artist who is well known for his sand sculptures in India and abroad said large number of local people and tourists thronged to the beach to see the colourful sculpture.

The image created by Sudarsan on Puri beach  Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sand Sudarsan Pattnaik on Wednesday created on the beach of his home town Puri in Odisha a seven ft high image of Barack Obama who was elected as president of United States for second term. The sculpture which he created along with the students of his golden sand art institute using about eight tonnes of sand include the image of the United States , its national flag and an image of the face of Obama. I created the sculpture to congratulate Obama for the election victory” Pattnaik told Odisha.in. The artist who is well known for his sand sculptures in India and abroad said large number of local people and tourists thronged to the beach to see the colourful sculpture.