Odisha Sand Artist Creates Sand Sculpture Of Santa Claus With 5,400 Roses

On Christmas eve, international sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a huge sand sculpture of Santa Claus at Puri beach in Odisha with about 5,400 roses.

Mr Sudarsan sculpted the sand Santa Claus with an installation of red roses and other flowers to reflect the message “Merry Christmas, Enjoy your Christmas with COVID guidelines”.

Mr Sudarsan’s 50ft long and 28ft wide sand sculpture of Santa Claus took eight hours for carving and two days for preparation, with the help from his sand art institute to complete the art installation.

On #ChristmasEve My Biggest Sand with Rose installation Art of #SantaClaus using 5400 Roses at Puri beach with the message “Enjoy your #Christmas with #COVID19 guidelines”. pic.twitter.com/QMv9LGXx7l

— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) December 24, 2021