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Sand artist from Odisha pays tribute to the Indian Army on "Operation Sindoor"

Sudarshan Pattnaik pays tribute to Indian Armed Forces with sand art honouring 'Operation Sindoor'

May 08, 2025 5:34 pm

Pattnaik created a 6-foot sand sculpture on Puri beach to honour Operation Sindoor, using sindoor as a symbolic element and carrying the message, “Bharat Mata ki Jai. Justice is served."

Odisha Tourism: Konark Festival, International Sand Art Festival to be held from December 1-5

November 27, 2024 3:46 pm

The 14th edition of International Sand Art Festival will spotlight artists from the United Kingdom, Portugal, Mexico, Russia, Japan, Spain, and Sri Lanka

A sand art museum now adds to the tourist attractions in Sindhudurg

March 26, 2024 12:52 pm

The museum was installed on February 25 and will be in place till May.

Sudarsan Pattnaik celebrates Odisha Day with sand art at Puri beach

April 01, 2023 10:50 am

Odisha Day or Utkala Dibasa is celebrated every year on April 1 to commemorate the formation of Odisha in 1936 after a three-decade struggle to be recognised as an independent state

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik spreads the message of Earth Hour using his sustainable sand art

March 25, 2023 1:10 pm

He created a huge sand artwork at Puri Beach in Orissa using more than 150 light bulbs to celebrate sustainability and raise awareness of climate change.

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wows with magnificent works on Republic Day, Basant Panchami; see pics

January 26, 2023 10:34 am

"Greetings on the occasion of the 74th #RepublicDay of India. My installation sand art at Puri beach with the message, #ILoveMyIndia. Jai Hind!" Pattnaik wrote on Twitter.

Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wishes speedy recovery to PM Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben with a beautiful sand portrait

December 29, 2022 10:52 am

In the run-up to her centenary year, the Prime Minister also wrote a blog in June this year titled 'Mother'

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Noted sand artist creates giant Santa Claus sculpture at Odisha beach Gopalpur

December 25, 2022 3:34 pm

The artist claimed his creation, which weighs 1.5 tonnes and is 60-feet wide. is the world's biggest tomato and sand installation of Santa Claus

Maha Shivratri 2022: Artists pay tribute to Lord Shiva with unique creations, from sand art to rangoli

March 01, 2022 11:28 am

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created an installation of Lord Shiva using 23,436 Rudraksha beads on Puri beach

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Puri Rath Yatra 2021: Sudarsan Pattnaik creates 3D sand art of Lord Jagannath

July 12, 2021 10:47 am

"On the occasion of Ratha Yatra, we have created the biggest 3D sand art chariot of Lord Jagannath’s Nandighosa Ratha of 43.2 ft long and 35 ft wide at Puri beach in Odisha. We hope it will be a new record,” the artist shared on Twitter