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

The Padma Shri awardee said he completed the sculpture at the Gopalpur beach in Ganjam district with the help of 15 of his students.

“#TomatoSanta world’s biggest Tomato with Sand #SantaClause installation,” he said in a tweet.

#TomatoSanta World’s biggest Tomato with Sand #SantaClause installation of 1.5 tons of Tamato at Gopalpur beach in Odisha , India. This sculpture is 27ft high, 60 ft wide. My students joined hand with me to complete the sculpture. #MerryChristmas2022 pic.twitter.com/s1cOeYQzEC

— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) December 25, 2022

“We have set records earlier, too, during Christmas by creating the biggest Santa Claus using different mediums. This time, we have used sand and tomato,” Pattnaik, 45, later told reporters.

The internationally acclaimed artist has been making sand sculptures based on a variety of themes over the years.

Earlier this month, Pattnaik had created the logo of India’s G20 presidency on sand, after India officially took over the chair of the grouping in November.

He was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2014 for his immense contribution to art.

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