On the occasion of Diwali, renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sand art of Goddess Kali by using 4,045 diyas with the message "let us burn out all the negativity," at Puri beach in Odisha on Monday 24th.

Sudarsan has created a 5 ft high sand sculpture of Goddess Kali with the installation of 4045 Diyas by using 6 tones of sand. He took 5 hours to complete the sculpture. Students of his sand art Institute joined hands with him.

Sudarshan Pattnaik said, "I want to appeal to people to keep our environment clean and enjoy pollution-free Diwali."

This year, Diwali, the festival of lights, is being celebrated on October 24. In the eastern parts of India, on Diwali, people celebrate the victory of Kali over demons.