Bhubaneswar: School children across Odisha on Wednesday paid their tribute to the victims of the terror attack at a school in Peshawar while sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture at the Puri sea beach to condemn the incident.
Pattnaik in his 5ft high sand sculpture of some injured school students, gave a message 'Heinous crime, shame to humanity', where hundreds of school children gathered to pay tribute.
"I condemn the terror attack in Pakistan and Australia," said Pattnaik.
Meanwhile, shocked over the Pakistan incident, students across Odisha observed a two minute silence, held prayers and organised protests conveying their condolence for the victims of the carnage.