On Wednesday, World-renowned Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a 3D sand Santa Claus at Puri beach on eve of Christmas across the world with a message to "Go Green". Pattnaik. who has been awarded the Padma Sri, created a 3D sand art sculpture in an area of about 2500 sq ft.

Message from Santa Claus #GoGreen save our #Environment #MerryChrismas . My 3D Sand Santa Claus in 2500 sq ft area at Puri beach in Odisha. pic.twitter.com/RG5fEZZAF0

— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) December 25, 2019

Sudarsan Pattnaik, who is known to spread social messages through his sand art creations said that he took about 10 hours to complete the 3D sand art sculpture of Santa Claus. The renowned artist also said that he used some colour sand in order to make the sculpture look attractive.