<p>Santas, spreading messages about "global warming", are coloured red while Christmas trees are green.<br /><br />Two little girls from West Bengal inaugurated the exhibition here at the beach on eve of Christmas last evening.<br />"The girls were chosen to inaugurate the event because children love Santas," Pattnaik said.<br /><br />Pattnaik said, "It took nearly 48 hours to create 105 Santas and Christmas trees. About 1,000 tons of sand was used in creating the statues," he told PTI.<br />Puri is the place where sand art started in the 14th century. "Besides, the tourist flow into Puri is another reason why I chose to build awareness about global warming through Santas here this time," he said.</p>
<p>Santas, spreading messages about "global warming", are coloured red while Christmas trees are green.<br /><br />Two little girls from West Bengal inaugurated the exhibition here at the beach on eve of Christmas last evening.<br />"The girls were chosen to inaugurate the event because children love Santas," Pattnaik said.<br /><br />Pattnaik said, "It took nearly 48 hours to create 105 Santas and Christmas trees. About 1,000 tons of sand was used in creating the statues," he told PTI.<br />Puri is the place where sand art started in the 14th century. "Besides, the tourist flow into Puri is another reason why I chose to build awareness about global warming through Santas here this time," he said.</p>
