Everyone
enjoys building sand castles on the seaside. These castles vary from being
simple and small to large and ornate. This creative leisure time activity is
enjoyed by everyone. Today, this recreation has turned beautifully innovative
and metaphorical. Sand sculptures of India are an addition to the sculpture
variety in India. You can find these sculptures in any shape, form or size.
These types of sculptures may consist of themes like that of human, a castle,
mermaid, animal, plants or fantasy. They exhibit various messages such as
congratulations, global warming, stop terrorism, religious expressions, beauty
and the like.
Actually,
the goal behind creating sand sculptures in India is to fashion sculptures that
come out as an artistic example. These sculptures saw their origin in Orissa
but in the present day and age they are known and appreciated in every nook and
corner of India. Sometimes, the sand sculptures are also created with various
colors and thus, they turn all the more alluring and likeable.
About
Sand Sculptures in India
Art
of sand sculpture is not very old in India. Therefore, there are no historical
evidences found about the same. It is said that history of sand sculpture in
India is shrouded in the myths of Orissa. The history is said to be as old as
14th century. It mentions about the poet Balram Das who is credited to shape
religious sculptures out of sand. But it doesn’t have any historical proofs. As
a matter of fact, the first records of sand sculptures in India were not found
to be present for the next 500 years after the mentioned myth.
Artists
of Sand Sculptures in India
With
the introduction to sand sculpting in India, some sand sculpting artists of
great merit also came to light. Such artists include renowned sculptors like
Sudarshan Patnaik, Ranjan Kumar Ganguly and Tarani Prasad Misro.
Sudarshan
Patnaik has created several superb sculptures like the one memorizing tsunami
victims. He carved the structure in Puri, Orissa. His works are mostly based on
current world issues, ranging from climate change to world peace. He also won
international awards for india at the international Sand Festivals.
Ranjan
Kumar Ganguly has also carved numerous beautiful sculptures with his magic
fingers.
Tarani
Prasad Misro is another sand sculpture who is so far said to have created sand
sculptures on religious and current issues.
Sand
Festivals
To
encourage this art form, Sand festivals are organized in India. An important
annual event in Goa is ‘Goa Sand Art Festival’ which is organized in
association with Goa Tourism. This festival takes place at Candolim beach. It
is organized in the month of December for three days in weekend just before
Christmas. It presents different themes to emphasize a specific subject.
Today
sand sculptures of India are celebrated worldwide. Many artists are engaged in
sand sculpture creation these days. These sand sculptures are exhibited in huge
sizes and in multifaceted structures as well. The art of sand sculpturing is
not just beautiful and convey a message but also it is environment friendly and
does not have any harmful affect on environment.
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