Sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik creates a sculpture to commend the Hyderabad Police for its action against the four accused in the gang rape and murder of a 25-year-old veterinarian, at a beach in Puri. The Telangana Police said its personnel resorted to "retaliatory" firing after two of the accused opened fire at police after snatching weapons from them this morning.
Dancers from Srjan, an Odishi dance school, perform on the inaugural day of Konark Dance Festival at Konark in Puri.
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik gives finishing touches to a sand sculpture of terrorist Baghdadi who was killed in an attack by USA with message "Terrorism has No place in the world ", at Puri beach in Odisha.
Women get a selfie clicked at the backdrop of a sand sculpture created by sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik to dedicate team ISRO for Chandrayaan 2 at Puri beach.
A worker uses an earth mover to demolish unauthorised structures in the vicinity of Jagannath temple, in Puri
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sand sculpture of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, who passed away yesterday, at a beach in Puri.
Devotees take part in the Bahuda Rath Yatra or 'Return Car Festival' which begins on the ninth day of Jagannath Yatra, in Puri, Odisha.
Police personnel pull the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra towards Nackachana Dwar, as part of preparations for Bahuda Yatra (return of car festival) in Puri, Odisha.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik distributes 'Abhada Torani' to devotees during the annual 'Rath Yatra' of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, in Puri.
Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik watch the annual 'Rath Yatra' of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, in Puri.
Artists perform 'Gotipua' as devotees pull the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balarama and Subhadra during the annual Rath Yatra, in Puri.
Devotees pull the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balarama and Subhadra during the annual Rath Yatra, in Puri. The yatra is taken out every year on Ashadhi Bij, the second day of Ashad month, as per the Hindu calendar.
Three chariot of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Debi Subhadra, on the eve of Rath Yatra festival in Puri.
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creats a sand sculpture on the eve of World Ocean's Day, at a beach in Puri.
A view of a sand sculpture by sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on the eve of World Environment Day with a message 'Beat Air Pollution', at Puri beach, Odisha.
A view of damaged houses in the aftermath of Cyclone Fani, at Penthakata village of Puri district.
A view of damaged houses in the aftermath of Cyclone Fani, at Penthakata village of Puri district.
A family stands in the remnants of their home in the aftermath of cyclone 'Fani', at the heritage crafts village Raghurajpur, in Puri district.
A man stands near a house of a 'Pattachitra' artist, damaged in the aftermath of cyclone 'Fani', at Amphi Theatre, Raghurajpur village, in Puri district.
A woman walks past the damaged structure and uprooted trees in the aftermath of cyclone 'Fani', at Amphi Theatre, Raghurajpur village, in Puri.
Damaged structure and uprooted trees are seen in the aftermath of cyclone 'Fani', at Amphi Theatre, Raghurajpur village, in Puri district.
A woman stands in the remnants of her home in the aftermath of cyclone 'Fani', at the heritage crafts village Raghurajpur, in Puri district.
A bird’s eye view of the destruction caused by Cyclone Fani, a day after its landfall, as part of the aeriel surveillance by Coast Guard Dornier aircrafts to assess the damage caused by the cyclone, in Puri, Odisha.
Uprooted tress and damaged electric poles are seen along a road in Puri district after Cyclone Fani hit the coastal eastern state of Odisha.
An auto-rickshaw and uprooted tress lie along a road in Puri district after Cyclone Fani hit the coastal eastern state of Odisha.
Damaged signage lies on a street in Puri district after Cyclone Fani hit the coastal eastern state of Odisha.
Villagers on their way to a shelter house on a tractor following evacuations as part of emergency measures taken before Cyclone Fani makes landfall, in Puri.
A destructed fuel filing station by cyclone Fani after its landfall is seen on the outskirts of Puri. Extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani made landfall in Eastern Indian state of Odisha coast, triggering heavy rainfall coupled with high velocity winds with gale-force winds of up to 200 kilometers (124 miles) per hour.
Villagers living in vulnerable low-lying areas being shifted to cyclone shelter house, in Puri.
Villagers living in vulnerable low-lying areas being shifted to cyclone shelter house, in Puri.
A farmer lies on the road after falling while crossing the road due to gusty winds ahead of the landfall of cyclone Fani on the outskirts of Puri.
Villagers move to safer places amidst gusty winds ahead of the landfall of cyclone Fani on the outskirts of Puri.
A motorcyclists braves gusty winds ahead of the landfall of cyclone Fani on the outskirts of Puri.
Street shops are seen collapsed due to gusty winds ahead of the landfall of cyclone Fani on the outskirts of Puri, in Odisha.
Street shops are seen collapsed due to gusty winds preceding the landfall of cyclone Fani on the outskirts of Puri, in the Indian state of Odisha.
An abandoned house and trees bend with gusty winds ahead of the landfall of cyclone Fani on the outskirts of Puri, in Odisha. Authorities have evacuated hundreds of thousands of people along the country's eastern coast ahead of a cyclone moving through the Bay of Bengal. It warned of "extremely heavy falls" over parts of the state of Odisha and its southern neighbor Andhra Pradesh.
Villagers seen inside a shelter house following evacuations as part of emergency measures taken before cyclone ‘FANI’ makes landfall, in Puri, Odisha.
People at Puri beach being warned against venturing into the sea as CycloneFani is expected to make landfall in Puri district tomorrow.
Fishermen anchor their boats after they were advised not to venture into the sea in the view of cyclonic storm ‘Fani’, at Puri beach.
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik sculpts sand art, asks people not to panic, at Puri beach in Odisha.
Fishermen anchor their boats after they were advised not to venture into the sea in the view of cyclonic storm ‘Fani’, near Penthakata in Puri.
An artist dressed in support of Biju Janata Dal party during Odisha's Chief MInister Naveen Pattnaik on his visit to Jagannath Temple during a roadshow for Lok Sabha elections, in Puri
Sand sculptor Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture to raise voting awareness on the eve of the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, at a beach in Puri.
A view of a sand sculpture by artist Sudarsan Pattnaik, to aware voters, at Puri beach, in Odisha.
Sand artist Manas Sahoo makes a sand art to pay homage to Goa's Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who passed away battling pancreatic ailment yesterday, in Puri.
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture on the eve of International Women's Day 2019, at Puri beach in Odisha.
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik with a sand sculpture of IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman at the beach in Puri.
BJP President Amit Shah speaks during the national tribal convention (Adhivasi Adhikar rally) by BJP Janajati(ST) Morcha(tribal wing), in Puri.
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture on the eve of National Voters' Day, at Puri beach in Puri.
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture on the occasion of Constitution Day, at Puri beach in Puri.
Devotees witness the rituals being performed at the Lord Jagannath temple to pay homage to the departed souls on the occasion of Diwali, in Puri.
Sand sculptor Sudarshan Pattnaik creates a sand art on the birthday of India's first deputy prime minister Vallabhbhai Patel, in Puri.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah addresses during a three-day national executive meet of party's women’s wing, in Puri.
