Bhubaneswar, Sep 9 (PTI) Famed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand art of Lord Ganesh by using about 7,000 seashells on Puri beach on Thursday, the eve of Ganapati festival.

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The 5-foot high sand installation is the first of its kind in the world, Pattnaik claimed in a release.

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The message 'World Peace' was inscribed on the art work.

Pattnaik had earlier created a sand art of Lord Ganesh by using plastic bottles.

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