Mayuresh Patil's video: Velas Turtle Festival Olive Ridley sea Turtle Konkan - Maharashtra

For More Details Please connect with Kasav Mitra - Sanjay Shete +91 77748 99992 Location Ladghar Beach Near Velas For more Insights Follow me on Instagram mayureshpatilvlogs https://www.instagram.com/mayureshpatilvlogs Velas ( Ladghar Beach ) is located in Mandangad Taluka of Ratnagiri District 230 km away from Mumbai & 200 km away from Pune. Velas is a coastal town famous for its Beach, Harihareshwar Temple, Bankot Fort, and Turtles Festival. The festival is about witnessing the birth of the turtles, how they break the eggs and crawl their way into the ocean to start off their journey of life. This Olive Ridley Turtle festival is organized by local villagers in coordination with an NGOs named as Sahyadri Nisarg Mitra and Kasav Mitra Mandal. The Olive Ridley turtles are sea turtles which are found in warm tropical ocean currents of Indian and Pacific oceans. Even though, they fall in the medium sized sea turtles, these turtles sighted at Velas beach every year usually weigh around 50 kg and can be more than 2 feet in length. Olive green in colour, these turtles have oar like limbs and curiously they have a nail each on the front limbs. The hatchling Olive ridley turtles are charcoal grey with a greenish hue along their sides. They measure around 38 mm long and weigh 17g at birth.