Bringing laurels to Odisha and the nation and adding another feather to his cap, internationally-acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created the world’s longest sand sculpture of lord Buddha at the 14th International Vesak Day Celebrations in Colombo, Sri lanka.
The mesmerising sand sculpture created by the ace artist from Puri is 40-feet-long, which is being showcased at the event organised by the Government of Sri lanka.
Pattnaik was invited by the High Commission of India in Colombo to participate in the International Vesak Day Celebrations.
He had recently won the jury prize gold medal at the 10th World Sand Sculptures Championship 2017 in Moscow, Russia.