The fourth day of the 13th International Sand Art Festival underway on the pristine beach of Chandrabhaga on Monday witnessed magnificent sand sculptures on the themes of ‘Climate Change' and ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’.
The International Sand Art Festival is being organised as a part of the five-day-long Konark Festival, a mega confluence of classical dances on the premises world famous Sun Temple.
Sand artist Pramod Biswal’s sand sculpture depicting the Sabari episode of Ramayan was found to be winning the hearts of visitors.
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“My sculpture is sending out the message of ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’. We have shown how Sabari offered profuse hospitality to Lord Ram during his exile period,” said Biswal.
Similarly, the sand sculptures built by some renowned artists on the theme of ‘Climate Change’ were also attracting visitors.
“My sculpture is based on Climate Change. I have shown how cutting trees is causing destruction and playing a significant role in climate change,” said Sujit Rana, a sand artist.
A first-time visitor to the sand art festival, Heema said, “I feel proud that the International Sand Art Festival is being organised in Odisha. I also feel lucky to have an opportunity to see the sculptures of sand artists coming from different states and countries.”
Notably, 114 renowned sand artists comprising national-level artists from Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Gujrat, Telangana, Assam, and Andhra Pradesh and international artists from Australia, the Czech Republic, Russia, Belarus, the USA, and Sri Lanka are taking part in this sand art festival.
(Reported by Sanjay Pati)