120055687 The Lord Ganesha sculpture has the message "World Peace" on its plinth. Darrington’s grandson, Mark Anderson, co-founded the festival with fellow sand artist David Hicks in 2011.

The Lord Ganesha sculptor has the message ‘World Peace' on its plinth. Pattnaik was handed a gold medal containing a caricature of Darrington and a glass wave containing sand from his own sculpture.