Puri, Oct. 25 -- Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created sand sculptures on Puri Beach to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the inauguration of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

Speaking to ANI, Pattnaik described the inauguration as a significant occasion for Odisha and said, "It is a momentous and fortunate day for Odisha, as the RBI's data centre is set to be inaugurated here. Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform the inauguration. To welcome him, we as artists have created sand sculptures on Puri Beach."

The sand artist said the sculptures were created to mark the historic occasion and extend a warm welcome to the Prime Minister, who is sche...