Noted sand artist Sudarsan creates giant Santa Claus sculpture with 1500 kg tomatoes
Gopalpur (Odisha) (PTI): A giant 27-foot sand and tomato Santa Claus installation crafted by well-known sculptor Sudarsan Pattnaik rang in the Christmas cheer in Odisha on Sunday, as revellers flocked to the Gopalpur beach to get a glimpse of the artwork.
Pattnaik claimed his creation is the world's biggest tomato and sand installation of Santa Claus, which weighs 1.5 tonnes and is 60-feet wide.
The Padma Shri awardee said he completed the sculpture at the Gopalpur beach in Ganjam district with the help of 15 of his students.
"#TomatoSanta world's biggest Tomato with Sand #SantaClause installation," he said in a tweet.
"We have set records earlier, too, during Christmas by creating the biggest Santa Claus using different mediums. This time, we have used sand and tomato," Pattnaik, 45, later told reporters.
The internationally acclaimed artist has been making sand sculptures based on a variety of themes over the years.
Earlier this month, Pattnaik had created the logo of India's G20 presidency on sand, after India officially took over the chair of the grouping in November.
He was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2014 for his immense contribution to art.
क्रिसमस के अवसर पर सैंड आर्टिस्ट सुदर्शन पटनायक ने ओडिशा के गोपालपुर बीच पर 1500 किलो टमाटर से 27 फीट ऊंचा सैंड सांता क्लॉज बनाया #Trending #Odisha #Christmas #SantaClaus #merrychristmas🎄 @sudarsansand pic.twitter.com/nJllpPgPnf
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Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 12 runs
New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI): Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 12 runs in their IPL match here on Sunday.
Sent in to bat, Tilak Varma hit a 33-ball 59 to power Mumbai Indians to 205 for five.
Ryan Rickelton (41 off 25 balls), Suryakumar Yadav (40 off 28 balls) and Naman Dhir (38 off 17 balls) also made useful contributions.
In reply, DC were all out for 193 in 19 overs, despite Karun Nair's 40-ball 89.
Karn Sharma (3/36) claimed three wickets, while Mitchell Santner (2/43) took two wickets.
For DC, Vipraj Nigam (2/41) and Kuldeep Yadav (2/23) snapped two wickets each, while Mukesh Kumar (1/38) took one.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indians: 205 for 5 in 20 overs (Tilak Varma 59; Kuldeep Yadav 2/23, Vipraj Nigam 2/41).
Delhi Capitals: 193 all out in 19 overs (Karun Nair 89; Karn Sharma 3/36).
