Sand artist Sudarshan sets world record for his Santa sculpture

BHUBANESWAR: Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik again entered into the Limca Book of World Records for creating 500 sand sculptures of Santa Claus at Puri beach on the eve of Christmas. He has already set a world record in 2009 for creating 100 sand sculptures of Santa Claus.

Patnaik and his students have created the sculpture at the beach by using 5,000 tonne of sands to mark the International Sand Art Festival which was inaugurated by the guests of Finland. The festival would continue till January 1. ‘Go Green, Save Earth’ was the tagline for the Santa Claus sculpture for this year, said Patnaik.

The magician of sand has created different types of Santa Claus sculptures at one place which has broken his three-year’s back world record. Besides the fresh record, he has already received five world records for creating Santa Claus related sculptures. Earlier, Patnaik was honored by Limca Book of Records for his contribution in making India proud.