Sudarsan Pattnaik Creates 8-Foot Sand Sculpture in Puri to Welcome PM Modi

October 25, 2026 9:35 AM

Sudarsan Pattnaik Creates 8-Foot Sand Sculpture in Puri to Welcome PM Modi

Renowned sand artist and Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik has created an eight-foot sand sculpture at Puri Beach to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his visit to Odisha on Sunday. The artwork combines Odisha's cultural heritage with India's growing digital infrastructure, highlighting the inauguration of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar. The sculpture features the iconic Konark Wheel alongside a sand recreation r...

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik congratulates PM Modi for completing 11 years in office

June 9, 2025 9:32 AM

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik congratulates PM Modi for completing 11 years in office

Renowned sand artist and Padma awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik, on Sunday, congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 11 years of leadership, through a sand sculpture with the message "11 Years of Modi Era: A Jan Sevak's journey to Build Viksit Bharat" at Puri beach in Odisha. Pattnaik created the six-feet-high sand sculpture using about five tons of sand to congratulate PM Modi. Students from his sand art institution helped him in making the sculpture. He posted on X, "Congratulations to ou...