Puri, Jan 26:  On the occasion of the 75th Republic Day, renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture with the message 'Happy Republic Day Mera Bharat Mahan hai' at Puri beach in Odisha.

He beautifully created a 6ft high sand sculpture. He has installed 103 capsicums, 100 roses, 100 oranges, and 230 lemons. Students from his Sand Art Institute collaborated with him.

Recently, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a selfie with a sand sculpture depicting Lord Ram and the Ram temple at Ram Katha Park in Ayodhya. The sand art made by sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik shows PM Modi, CM Yogi, a sculpture of Lord Ram and the Ram temple.

This isn't the first time that Padma-awarded artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has mesmerised people with his unique talent. On several occasions, he has created a magnificent sand sculpture of various Hindu gods and goddesses.

Moreover, Pattnaik has participated in more than 65 international sand art competitions and festivals around the world and won many prizes for the country. He always tries to spread awareness through his sand sculpture. He created awareness sculptures for HIV/AIDS, saving the environment, plastic pollution, global warming, terrorism, etc.