International Sand Artist Ranjan kumar Ganguly Create a sand sculpture of Laughing Buddha Feng Shui Symbol for Good Luck and Prosperity massage public Orissa through Sand Sculpture at Konark Chandrabhaga sea beach in Sand Festival organized by Tourism Department Govt of Orissa.
Sand Art Festival started at Chandrabhaga, beach, Konark from 29.12.2011 .All total 24 nos of stalls has been erected and 24 nos of Artists from different parts of Odisha participated and they are doing their sand sculpture work everyday with different kinds of sculptures which attracts lot of Tourists from different places of India and
Foreigners also .The Sand art festival open from 10 am to 10 pm everyday which will continue up to 30.1.2012 This is the first time ,Tourism Department Govt.of Orissa is Organized this month wise Sand Art Festival at Chandrabhaga beach ,Konark. The arrangement at the beach is eye catching, especially in the morning and evening time, lot
of tourists are enjoying the sand art.
Mr.Ashok kumar Tripathy, IAS, Principal Secretary Tourism, Government of Odisha is taking lot of steps to attract the sand art festival, which was possible only because of him. Prasant kumar Pattnaik tourist officer Konark is taking lot of interest and pain to make the sand art festival more attractive.