its holiday time and i went on a trip to PURI, the land of lord JAGANNATH with my relatives.....after lots of fun and frolic and lord's darshan i was tired and on my way back to bhubaneswar.......however my grandfather who never runs out of energy took us to a sand art exhibition........initially i was hesitant to go there....i assumed it to be a normal exhibition where some items would be displayed for sale and art lovers curious to purchase them......however, I WAS WRONG.....
what i saw is beyond explanation....though i am not an art lover, i was spell-bound on seeing the beauty of art-SAND ART...........
Sand art is a unique form of art that developed in Puri, Orissa from 14th century.....Unless one sees with his own eyes, one cannot believe how an impossible task is made possible on this Earth in this art form..........there is a myth behind the origin of this art........"BALARAM DAS" was a great devotee of the lord.....once during "RATHA YATRA" he tried to climb the chariot of lord JAGANNATH for which he was insulted badly.......after this, he went to the puri beach and in his frustration carved three chariots with the idols on the sand..............
Now, the sand art has been popularized throughout the world...."SRI SUDARSHAN PATNAIK" of Orissa is the first among them who has revived this art form after about 700 years and given it international status.....i wil try uploading some pictures of his great work soon.....
and now its time to say goodbye and wish every1 a happy and prosperous new year........
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