Magic Hands: 45-Feet Santa Claus Made of Sand in India Is Glorious

In hope for a world record, renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a masterpiece that is Santa Claus.

Internationally acclaimed sand artist, Sudarsan Pattnaik has created yet another joyous masterpiece. The man, the myth, the legend, a 45-feet Santa Claus was created using more than 1,000 tons of sand, 20 pairs of hands and took over 22-hours to make. The outcome which lies on Puri Beach, Odisha, is all one hopes to see, a skilfully made smiling Santa Claus with a message of ‘World Peace’ to go with him.

45ft high,75ft width,22hrs took me to complete World's tallest SandSantaClaus @#puribeach India,hope for#worldrecord pic.twitter.com/OkqoKJfSp2

— sudarsan pattnaik (@sudarsansand) December 26, 2015

He tweeted a picture of what could hopefully be a world record.

I am trying to create world's tallest sand #SantaClaus for #Christmas @Puribeach, India. I hope for a #worldrecord pic.twitter.com/DXraNrtxMS

— sudarsan pattnaik (@sudarsansand) December 23, 2015

Pattnaik’s art pieces range from religion to female infanticide, and international issues such as the Syrian refugee crisis and the tragic Chennai floods.

Pray for #Chennai, Join your hand! #SudarsanPattnaik creates a sand art on #ChennaiFloods. #ChennaiRainsHelp pic.twitter.com/nBbbVOK4iN

— Prasar Bharati (@prasarbharati) December 3, 2015

#HumanityWashedAshore My sand sculpture depicting drowned Syrian boy #AylanKudri at Puri beach, in Odisha, India pic.twitter.com/BOGTD15EPa

— sudarsan pattnaik (@sudarsansand) September 4, 2015