Indıa Sand Art

epa02126567 Sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik gives finishing touches to a sand sculpture made on the eve of ?World Earth Day? at the Golden sea beach Puri, about 65 km from the Bhubaneswar city, India, 21 April 2010. Earth Day is celebrated around the world annually on 22 April to inspire awareness ofappreciation for the earth's environment. On Earth Day individuals as well as environmental groups take action to raise awareness ofpolitical attention to environmental issues such as pollution, global warmingclimate change,to encourage public endeavour for a clean environment.  EPA/STR