Puri, Nov 27: On the auspicious occasion of 'Kartik Purnima', internationally acclaimed sand artist and Padma Shri Awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik created a beautiful sand art at Odisha’s Puri beach and conveyed his greetings to people.
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Pattnaik created a sand art of traditional boat and Mahaprabhu Shri Jagannath with installation of 5000 flowers.
He shared several pictures of the sand art on his official ‘X’ handle with a caption “Happy #KartikaPurnima: On the auspicious occasion of #KartikPurnima. I have created SandArt of traditional boat and Mahaprabhu Jagannath with installation of 5000 flowers at Puri beach in Odisha.”
The celebration of Kartika Purnima in Odisha, which is also known as Boita Bandana, takes place on the full moon of the Kartika month.
During this festival, people from across the state gather at the nearest water bodies to launch small boats made of banana leaves, paper, or thermocol. These boats are adorned with diyas, betel leaves, crackers, fruits, and coins.
