Taj Mahal, which has secured its place among 21 other world-class architectural beauties, including the Great Wall of China, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Statue of Liberty in New York and the Acropolis in Greece, still needs active voting to be bag the final crown among six others.

The campaign was started by Swiss billionaire Bernard Weber in 2000.

The campaign of Swiss non-profit organisation New & Wonders began in 2000 and the announcement will be made on 7th July 2007-appropriately 07.07.07-in Lisbon, Portugal.

The event will be broadcast around the world.

Meanwhile a sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik is going to make a last-ditch attempt to canvass for the 'Monument of Love's' inclusion in the prestigious list.

The artist, who is all set to participate in the Berlin International Sand Sculpture Championship beginning from 14th June in Bhubaneswar, has decided to use the forum as a medium to appeal art-lovers worldwide to vote overwhelmingly for the Taj.

"Paradise is the theme given to me as the base of the sculpture that I will design in the Berlin fair.

Taj Mahal will aptly represent the theme with the faces of Shahjahan and Mumtaz carved out on it," the artist told.

According to him, there is a large number of Taj lovers in Western countries, he hoped, would come forward to vote for the 16th century monument.

"I hope that the NRIs will also vote for the Taj," he said.

Patnaik, who has also carved a miniature movable Taj on the famous Puri beach in Orissa, feels that the whole of India should over-whelming vote for the monument.

The artist, who has been taking part in the Berlin festival since the last four years, has also bagged many prestigious awards there.

But this time, to see the Indian monumental beauty make its successful entry into the Seven Wonders list would be the biggest prize for him.

"If the Taj wins in the race, that would be the biggest achievement for me than getting any personal award," Patnaik said.

You can also summit you vote on http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=409.

By Saurabh Gupta of DDNEWS India