Renowned Indian artist Sudarsan Pattnaik bagged the gold medal at the ninth Moscow Sand Sculpture Championship "The magical world of sand" 2016. Pattnaik won the championship for best composition, for his 15 feet high art work 'Mahatma Gandhi - World Peace', which depicted the message of non-violence and peace.

II have won Gold Medal in #Moscow Sand Art Championship 2016. pic.twitter.com/Am6DrocOf2

— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) April 27, 2016

Receiving Gold Medal in #MoscowSandArtChampionship 2016. pic.twitter.com/MUbztkrOC1

— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) April 27, 2016

"I am very happy to have won the title for my country. The director of sand art festival Pavel Minilkov presented the gold medal and the trophy at the ceremony today. I have tried to show through my sculpture how Gandhiji's non-violence concept will bring global peace around the world," Pattnaik said on winning the Gold medal. About twenty sand artists from countries around the world participated in the championship. Pattnaik, a resident of Odisha, has won a number of other international honours too. In 2014 he was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India.