Manas Sahoo’s sand sculpture urges for eco-friendly and safe Holi

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Puri: Internationally acclaimed sand artist Manas Kumar Sahoo has made a sand sculpture of Lord Radha and Krishna playing Holi at Manas Sahoo’s Sand Art Park situated at the golden sea-beach of Puri. He has crafted the sand artwork with a message of “Play Eco-friendly and safe Holi”.

“I urge everyone to refrain from colours filled with harmful chemicals. As Lord Krishna plays Holi with natural colour, people too should play Holi in natural colour and should rejoice in the colour of Holi and while giving all the good wishes of Holi to one and all,” said the sand artist.

Manas has used around 15 tonnes of sand to make the sand art which is of 15 feet in width. He took nearly eight hours to make it.

The colourful sand sculpture has now become a centre of attraction in the area. People visiting the sea beach visit the site and click photos and selfies.

Holi is a Hindu spring festival, originating from the Indian subcontinent, celebrated predominantly in India and Nepal, but has also spread to other areas of Asia and parts of the Western world through the diaspora from the Indian subcontinent, also known as the “festival of colours” or the “festival of love”.

The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships.

Holi is also celebrated as a thanksgiving for a good harvest. It lasts for a night and a day, starting on the evening of the Purnima (Full Moon day) falling in the Vikram Samvat Hindu Calendar month of Phalgun, which falls somewhere between the end of February and the middle of March in the Gregorian calendar. The first evening is known as Holika Dahan (burning of demon holika) or Chhoti Holi and the following day as Holi, Rangwali Holi, Dhuleti, Dhulandi or Phagwah.

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