Puri: Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik on Sunday created the images of US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain on an Orissa beach.
Patnaik also created five feet long sand image of the White House on the beach in Puri.
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In front of the White House image, he created images of Barack Obama and John McCain.
"I and some of my students worked about seven hours to create the images," Patnaik said, adding that hundreds of tourists thronged the site and appreciated the images.
Sudarsan has participated in over 37 international sand sculpture championships across the globe. He has won many international awards for his creations.
The US presidential election will take place on November 4.
