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Sand sculptures steal the show

For five days from Sunday roads in the metro led to different venues of Visakha Utsav, namely Ramakrishna Beach, Kailasagiri, Gurazada Kalakshetram, Jatara, Mutyalammapalem Beach, Yarada Beach, Erramatidibbalu and Bhimili. Various types of events were conducted at these venues as part of this annual tourism-promotion festival.

Kailasagiri hosted an eye-filling flower show, Erramatidibbalu the treasure hunt, Guruzada Kalakshetram the cultural programmes and Ramakrishna Beach sports activities.

Though Vizagites made a beeline to all these spots, including the far-flung ones like Yarada and Mutyalammapalem, the main venue, Ramakrishna Beach, attracted the maximum number of people. Officials estimated that one lakh people visited the main venue on each of the five days.

At the main venue, the atmosphere was electrifying after 6 p.m. daily as the young performers set the stage ablaze with latest Bollywood and Tollywood hits. The big stage that was constructed on the beachfront was well supported by the 20,000 watts sound system and a huge LCD screen, telecasting the performance live for the benefit of the people at a distance.

Though every stall on Ramakrishna Beach had its crowd, the stall that drew maximum attention was the ones that exhibited the sand sculptures. One was set up by a team of local talents from the AU Fine Arts Department and who love to call themselves as Pearl Guys, the other was a self-made sculptor from Berhampur, Subala Maharana.

The Pearl Guys, comprising Dilip, Ramu, Krishna, Babita and Rajesh, tried to bring the essence of Vizag by sculpting a model of the Dolphin's Nose lighthouse, also depicting the breakwater and a mermaid caught in the net of a fishing boat.

Maharana, an employee of State Bank of India focussed on the religious spots of AP. He changed his theme on each day.

Pearl Guys and Maharana utilised the opportunity to showcase their talents and were happy that the authorities had given them a slot at short notice during the Utsav.

S.B.

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