Renowned sand artist and Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik created a unique sand art installation of Maa Durga at Puri Sea Beach on Friday.
The distinctive sand sculpture combined 22 different varieties of vegetables and 10 varieties of fruits, carrying the festive message, “Happy Durga Puja.”
The installation is 10-ft-high and was created using approximately eight tonnes of sand over five hours. It featured 32 varieties of fruits and vegetables, including oranges, apples, grapes, bananas, cucumbers, lemons, okra, bitter gourd, beans and carrots, among others.
The Padma Shri artist Pattnaik was joined by students from his Sand Art Institute in creating this distinctive installation, showcasing an innovative way to celebrate the festive spirit of Durga Puja.
The artist shared this with a video on X and captioned it as, “On this auspicious occasion, I have created a sand art installation at Puri Beach, Odisha, using 32 varieties of fruits and vegetables 22 vegetables and 10 fruits. May Maa Durga bless everyone with strength, happiness, peace, and prosperity.”
Happy Maha Saptami! 🙏
On this auspicious occasion, I have created a sand art installation at Puri Beach, Odisha, using 32 varieties of fruits and vegetables 22 vegetables and 10 fruits.
May Maa Durga bless everyone with strength, happiness, peace, and prosperity.#MahaSaptami #DurgaPuja #MaaDurga #SandArt #PuriBeach #Odisha
— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) October 17, 2026
