LUCKNOW: Touring
Ayodhya
a day before the Pran Pratishtha ceremony to review arrangements for Monday’s programme, chief minister
Yogi Adityanath
stopped by a
sand sculpture
of Lord Ram created by Padma Shri Sudarsan Pattnaik and took a
selfie
with it.
The sand sculpture has been awarded a certificate for the largest sand sculpture of Lord Ram by the World Records Book of India.
The CM presented the certificate to Shraddha Shukla, director of State Lalit Kala Academy, on Sunday.
An official said that a sand art camp was organised by the State Lalit Kala Academy, UP culture department. The art was created by Pattnaik, who is a resident of Puri and his team, including Santosh Kumar Nayak, Bulu Mohanty, Jitendra, Pramod Biswal, Maheshwar, Kenny Kawasi and Vishbar Patnaik.