In Pictures | Sudarsan Pattnaik makes it to the Limca Book of Records with 100 sand chariots
Internationally renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik from Odisha, is the newest entrant to the Limca Book of Records.
Completing an astounding 100 sand chariots, internationally renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik made room for himself in the Limca Book of Records, right before the Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra.
Padma Shree awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik told Times of India, "Twenty-five students of my institute and I started working on the 100 chariots/raths from Friday. Today (Monday) afternoon, we completed them. We have used about 800 bags of sand."
He added, "This is a new record. The officials of the Limca Book of Records will visit Puri in a day or two to hand over documents on the record. It will be placed in the 2018 edition of the Limca Book of Records."
It is believed that sand art originated in the 16-century during the Rath Yatra, brought about by the famed Balaram Das, a staunch devotee of Lord Jagannath, who was barred from pulling the Lord's chariot. Humiliated, it is said, he went to the beach and built his on chariot out of sand.
Take a look at the sand castles that put Sudarsan Pattnaik's name in the Limca Book of Records.