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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a statue of Indian independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the western state of Gujarat. The 182 metre-tall bronze-clad Statue of Unity is thought to be the tallest in the world, standing twice as high as the US Statue of Liberty. It cost an estimated $420 million (€370.5 million) and has been under construction for four years.
India inaugurates the world's biggest statue with pomp, fireworks and tight security amid an outcry among local groups over the cost of the 182 metre (600 feet) high reproduction of an Indian independence hero. IMAGES
Broadway Bakery in Dubai created this huge work of art, which is believed to be the world's most expensive cake. The confectionary treat features a life sized effigy of Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan and real gold-laced medals, and cost a whopping $40,000 dollars. The big-budget bake was commissioned by a particularly patriotic Indian expat to celebrate the country's upcoming 70th anniversary of independence from the British Empire.
Who could have ever guessed that one can get so far in life just by playing in the sand? World renown sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik attempted a world record for the world's tallest sand castle along Puri beach in the Indian state of Odisha over the past two weeks and representatives of the Guinness Book of World Records flew down to check on the attempt. Pattnaik worked with 45 students from his Sudarsan Sand Art Institute as well as about 500 laborers in the sand over a period of 9 days to complete the structure. They focused the design around the theme of "World Peace" and carved global icons of peace, such as Mahatma Gandhi, Gautama Buddha, and Nelson Mandela, into their work of sand art. The team was aiming to beat the previous record held by American master sculptor Ted Siebert of 45 feet ten inches. In the end, the official height came in at a whopping 48 feet 8 inches, helping the team to secure a Guinness World Record on Friday. Pattnaik hopes that the new record as well as some of his other previous victories will draw attention and funding from the Indian government to help him accomplish his main dream - setting up a sand art park in his home state.
Election officials at a polling station in the northern city of Shamli pack and seal electronic voting machines as the first of seven voting stages closes in the world's biggest election. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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