Artist Sudarsan Pattanaik creates ‘biggest’ 3D sand art of Lord Jagannath’s chariot

Team Udayavani, Jul 12, 2021, 10:47 AM IST

On the occasion of the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra, Padma Shri Sudarsan Pattanaik has attempted to create the world’s biggest sand art of chariot at the Puri beach.

Sharing about his creation, Sudarsan wrote, “On the occasion of Ratha Yatra, we have created a biggest 3D sand art chariot of Lord Jagannath’s Nandighosa Ratha of 43.2 ft long and 35 ft wide at Puri beach in Odisha. We hope it will be a new record.”

On the pious occasion of #RathaYatra, we have created the biggest 3D sand art chariot (Nandighosa) of Lord Jagannath- 43.2 ft long and 35 ft wide at #Puri beach in Odisha. We hope, it will be a new record. #JaiJagannath 🙏 #RathaJatra21 pic.twitter.com/nMPNlszsgS

— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) July 11, 2021

Sudarsan has many Limca records, including a Guinness record in his name. He has participated in more than 60 international championships and festivals around the world and won many awards for the country.

Meanwhile, Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister released a devotional song titled ‘Jagannath Swami’ sung by Padmashri Kailash Kher and BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra. The “Astakam” was composed by Adi Shankaracharya.