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Sand Artists Mark PM Modi’s 76th Birthday With Puri Tribute

Sand Artists Mark PM Modi’s 76th Birthday With Puri Tribute
Special sand art, animation created in Puri on PM Modi’s birthday · thehansindia.com

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is celebrating his 76th birthday.

In Puri, artist Manas Kumar Sahoo made a special artwork using sand.

The artwork showed Modi as connected to Lord Vishwakarma, who is associated with building and creativity.

Sahoo said the artwork took about one hour to make.

It also showed parts of Modi’s political journey and work for the country.

Students from the Sudarshan Sand Art Institute made another artwork for him.

President Droupadi Murmu and several political leaders sent birthday wishes.

The Bharatiya Janata Party is holding service and public-outreach activities across India.

These activities are meant to mark Modi’s birthday and public service.

Key facts

Occasion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday
Main artist
International sand artist Manas Kumar Sahoo
Artwork location
Sahoo’s studio in Puri
Creation time
Approximately one hour
Artwork themes
Vishwakarma Puja, nation-building, Modi’s political journey and a developed India
Additional artwork
Students of the Sudarshan Sand Art Institute created a pictorial sand artwork for Modi
BJP campaign
Seva Sankalp Abhiyan, organized nationwide from September 17 to October 17
Birth details
Modi was born in 1950 in Vadnagar, in Gujarat’s Mehsana district

Quotes

Manas Kumar Sahoo

International sand artist who created the birthday sand animation in Puri

“Heartfelt birthday greetings and best wishes to the Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji. Over the past 25 years, during your tenure as Chief Minister and Prime Minister, you have established many new benchmarks of good governance and imparted unprecedented momentum and a new direction to inclusive development.”
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“He has accomplished immense work for our country, ranging from the recent BRICS summit and 'Operation Sindoor' to the Ram Mandir and the 'Make in India' initiative, achieving a great deal over his 25-year political career.”
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