Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has carved sand art paying tribute to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria at Puri beach. “Join hands to save the earthquake victims,” Sudarsan Pattnaik wrote in a message with sand art. Following the deadly earthquakes on February 6 the death toll in Turkey and adjoining Syria have surpassed 15,000 lives in both countries. India is providing assistance to Turkey through the ongoing crisis after earthquakes. Turkey’s Ambassador to India Firat Sunel has described ‘Operation Dost’ as a “very important operation” and demonstrated the friendship between the two nations.