The indigenous inhabitants also create temporary sand sculptures as part of their sacred rituals.

Below me was a huge sand sculpture of the crucified Christ.

In recent years many artists have formed companies specifically geared towards creating sand sculptures.

Spencer introduces Balamory to sand sculptures, but who will help?

These are sometimes, but not always, accompanied by a variety of moulds, with which one can make sand sculptures.

A giant sand sculpture has been a fixture of the event since 2004.

A visiting sand-building artist created a sand sculpture in a classroom.

People can witness some breath taking sand sculptures depicting the theme.

Each sand sculpture was like a campaign which highlighted the theme.

They "go all over the country, doing nothing but traveling around the country, making sand sculpture," he explained.