India, Sept. 11 -- As leaders of the 11-member BRICS grouping - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE - converge on Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi for the September 12-13 summit, the occasion is also being marked through art.

Odisha-based sand artist Manas Kumar Sahoo has created a vibrant sand animation in Puri on Friday as a welcome to BRICS leaders arriving in India. Made entirely through sand, the artwork brings together portraits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, alongside an illustration of Bharat Mandapam, where the summit will be held. Sahoo completed the elabora...