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Sudarsan Pattnaik, a celebrated sand art and recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri award, created sand art on Puri beach to commemorate the festival of Raksha Bandhan this year. The inspiration for his art came from India’s triumphant Chandrayaan-3 mission. Sand art created Sudarsan Pattnaik on Raksha Bandhan. (Instagram/@sudarsansand) “#HappyRakshaBandhan. We are celebrating Raksha Bandhan with #Chandamama. My sand art at Puri beach with message: ‘Mother Earth is tying #Rakhi to Chanda Mama’,” wrote sand art Sudarsan Pattnaik while sharing a picture of his sand art on Instagram. The art features a woman in a saree, symbolizing the Earth, tying a rakhi on a man’s hand, representing the Moon, amidst what appears to be Space. Take a look at the sand art created Sudarsan Pattnaik below: Since being shared a day ago on Instagram, the sand art has accumulated scores of likes and comments.Check out how an Instagram user reacted to his sand art here:“Happy Raksha Bandhan,” posted an Instagram user.Another added, “The most innovative way to wish Raksha Bandhan to all my bhai and behen [brothers and sers].”“Wow! This is so creative,” joined a third.A fourth commented, “Many many best wishes to all on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.” ABOUT THE AUTHOR Arfa Javaid is a journal working with the Hindustan Times’ Delhi team. She covers trending topics, human interest stories, and viral content online. …view detail

insidetrack IndiaSeptember 1, 2023

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