Sudarsan Pattnaik welcomes PM Modi to Odisha for DG-IGP conference with his sand art

Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is scheduled to come to Odisha on a three-day visit for the DG-IGP conference in Bhubaneswar beginning today.

Pattnaik created a sand sculpture of PM Modi and Amit Shah with a message that read, ‘Welcome to Odisha’ – at Puri beach on Friday.

“PM Narendra Modi ji always gives top priority and promotes the art, culture, tradition and age-old heritage of Odisha in every platform. He also has high regards for artists like me. So, whenever he comes to Odisha, I make sure to give him the best welcome through my art,” sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik said.

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He further said, “Every time PM Modi comes to Odisha, it becomes a memorable day for all of us. So, today we have made this ‘Welcome to Odisha’ sand sculptor as a sign of respect and love for him.”

This is not the first time that Sudarsan Pattnaik has displayed his love and respect for PM Modi. Earlier, Pattnaik had created a sand art congratulating PM Modi after his third consecutive win after the humongous win in General Elections 2024.

“Abhinandan Modi Ji 3.0”- Sudarsan’s message then read accompanying a congratulatory note that inscribed ‘Viksit Bharat’.

Recently, Sudarsan won the Golden Sand Master Award with a gold medal at the International Sand Sculpture Championship held in St. Petersburg, Russia.