Sudarsan Pattnaik, renowned sand artist and recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri Award, created sand art at Puri beach to commemorate this year’s Raksha Bandhan festival. The inspiration for his art came from India’s triumphant Chandrayaan-3 mission.
Sand Art by Sudarsan Pattnaik on Raksha Bandhan. (Instagram/@sudarsansand)
“#HappyRakshaBandhan. Celebrating Raksha Bandhan with #Chandamama. My sand art at Puri beach with the message, ‘Mother Earth ties #Rakhi to Chanda Mama’,” sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wrote while sharing a picture of his sand art on Instagram.
The art shows a woman in a sari, symbolizing the Earth, tying a rakhi on the hand of a man, representing the Moon, in the middle of what appears to be the Universe.
Check out the sand art created by Sudarsan Pattnaik below:
Since it was shared on Instagram a day ago, the sand art has garnered tons of likes and comments.
Here’s how one Instagram user reacted to his sand art:
“Happy Raksha Bandhan,” the Instagram user posted.
Another added, “The most innovative way to wish Raksha Bandhan to all my bhais and behens [brothers and sisters].”
“Woof! This is so creative,” joined a third.
A fourth commented: “Many, many best wishes to everyone on Raksha Bandhan.”
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