Berhampur: Thirty-three-year-old Satya Maharana, who has set several international and national records for creating smallest artifacts, broke his own record by creating the smallest chariot of Lord Jagannath in wood with a height of 4.5 inches and 3 inches width.

The chariot he made in 2017 had a height of 8 inches and a width of 5 inches.

Three leading institutions, including Asia Pacific Record, National Records and World Record of India, have recognized his recent Lord Jagannath chariot as the smallest in the world and awarded certificates to him in this regard in the first week of this month.

"This is the smallest chariot is fitted with 16 wheels, four horses, the parswa deities, two parrots upside down, Dadhinauti and Patitapaban Bana. The height of Lord Jagannath and Sarathi is half-inch both. It took me 15 days to complete the work and the process strained my eyes," Maharana said.

Maharana has created many records in smallest artifacts.

He made ten records in USA World Record Setters for the smallest elephant in chalk (8 mm), smallest Ganesh idol in chalk (3 mm), smallest car in chalk (7 mm), smallest idol of Goddess Kali in chalk (2.20 cm), smallest Ganesh in soap (4.8 cm), smallest idol of Lord Shiva in chalk (2.5 cm), smallest statue of President of India Ramnath Kovind in soap (5.5 cm), smallest idol of Siridi Sai Baba in chalk (2.40 cm), smallest statue of breast feeding mother in soap (5.5 cm) and smallest chariot of Lord Jagannath in wood (8 inches).

His three records in India Book of Records include three roadworthy chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra made of woods of 14 inches, 13 inches and 12.5 inches, respectively, one Ganesh image and the smallest Shiva idol in chalk of 1 inch height.

The two Global Book of Records to his credit include smallest chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra made of chalk of 5 inches, 4 inches and 5 inches, respectively and smallest chariot of Lord Jagannath in wood with a height of 8 inches.

"Satya made earthen statues of Lord Shiv, Lord Hanuman and many others when he was studying in Khallikote College in 2007. He is very talented," said his father Subash Chandra Maharana.

"Our three other sons -Sanjaya, Ajaya and Laxmi Narayan- are also very good in their craftsmanship," said Maharana's mother Subashini.

Maharana took part in the International Sand Art Festival held in Konark last year and his works on Swachh Bharat, Indian heritage and global warming were largely appreciated. The sculptor trained more than 200 students on sand art at a Raahagiri event in Berhampur earlier this year and intends to popularise the art and culture of Odisha among youths.