Puducherry: Displaying the skill of sculpting delicate images, a chocolate boutique in Puducherry has made a five feet 11 inches model of former President Dr A P Abdul Kalam in edible chocolate.

The chocolate model of the missile man, weighing about 400 kg, is not for sale. It has been installed by Puducherry's chocolate boutique 'Zuka' at its premises here and has been attracting a large number of people. Srinath Balachandran, owner of the chocolate shop, said it took about 180 hours for him and chef Rajendran Thankarasu to make the chocolate image in a phased manner taking into account the various fine aspects and using edible chocolate materials. It would be on display till the first week of January, he said.