Puri: Internationally Acclaimed Sand Artist, Sudarsan Pattnaik has erected a six-feet sand sculpture using 2000 mud diyas on Puri sea beach for the G20 Summit to be held on 9-10 September in National Capital.
This art has a sand sculpture of the US President Joe Biden and a logo of G20 with the message ‘Welcome to Bharat’.
About five tons of sand was used in the sculpture and students of Sudarshan Sand Art Institute joined hands to complete it, said sources.
He said that it was Indian culture to welcome guests with diya arti. So we have created this sculpture by using diyas to welcome the US President.
Shri Pattnaik had created another sand sculpture of Joe Biden when he won the Presidential Poll in November 2020.
Padma Shri Sudarshan has participated in more than 65 international sand art competitions and festivals across the world and has won several prizes for the country and brining laurels for Odisha.
