40 ft High Sand Castle at Tentulikhunti Makara Mela

Balangir: On the occasion of Tentulikhunti Makara mela 40 ft hight sand castle “Heritage and culture of Odisha will be exhibited by the international sand artist Mr. Om Prakash Sahu at Tel river, Pendimunda, via Atgoan,under Gudvel block, Balangir, Odisha. Very year Mr. Sahu has been making the sand sculpture in Tentulikhunti makara mela. Mela committee secretary Mr. Rusikesh Budek said sand art exhibition is the main attraction of makara mela. As it is the border of Balangir, Kalahandi, Boudh and Phulbani thousands of people from near and far are being gathered here to see the sand art exhibition every year. Sand artists from Odisha, West bangle and Tripura will participated in this workshop and it will be exhibited from 14th January to 23rd January 2024. On the occasion of closing ceremony Netajee jayanti will be observed on this place. Thousands of students from schools and colleges will participate in this programme and many events like drawing, song, debate, dance competitions will be held on infront of this model and mementos and certificate will be distributed to the winners. In 2020 Mr. Sahu had made the sand castle on “Indian heritage and culture ” measuring 26 ft higher which was placed in Exclusive World Records and Asia Book of Records. And in 2023 he made the sand sculpture of the life history of Netajee Subash Chandra Bose measuring 36 ft. hight which was placed in Kings Books of World Records.He said that he meet all leader of western odisha and requested for supporting this work but nobody helped him. every year he is doing this by the support of local people and with his own expenditure. If the adminstration will help him he will make 70 ft hight of sculpture which may be recorded in Guinness Book of Records.

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