About Velas Turtle Festival

Velas is a coastal village which falls in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. The place is well known for its beaches which reflect nature in its best preserved and pristine form. Besides Velas beach, here are several other tourist attractions at Velas including the Bankot

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Velas Turtle Festival Blog by Adya

Velas Turtle Festival Blog by Adya

I have just moved to Mumbai, and I have always loved this city, which has so much to offer. In the city, I found my famously called in Mumbai pigeon holes. Coming from Bangalore, it did seem that, at least, it met two of my

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Velas Turtle Festival Blog full dhamal masti

Velas Turtle Festival Blog full dhamal masti

Velas Turtle Festival Blog. The beach an awesome place. The weather was superb maybe we were just lucky or the Gods were pleased with us! The Velas Turtle Festival is usually scheduled in March every year however based on research and local information from our

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Velas Turtle Festival 2014 Blog

Velas Turtle Festival 2014 Blog

Velas Turtle Festival is organised Every Year since 2006 by Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra. Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra has empowered villagers by starting Home Stays to host the tourists visiting during this period. This year Sahyadri has handed over the turtle festival to the villagers of Velas.

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Velas Turtle Festival in Hindi

Velas Turtle Festival in Hindi

ओ “कासव” सिर्फ तुम्हारे लिए…… महाराष्ट्र का कोंकण क्षेत्र अपनी प्राकृतिक छटओं के लिए जाना जाता है। कोंकण के इसी क्षेत्र में रत्नागिरी के पास एक बेहद खूबसूरत गांव पड़ता है वेळास। दुनियाभर के पर्यटकों की नजरों से बचा रहा, अरब सागर के किनारे बसा

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Velas Turtle Festival Blog by Renuka Nair

Velas Turtle Festival Blog by Renuka Nair

Midnight, traffic jams notwithstanding we exited Mumbai, the yellow bus taking us relentlessly toward our destination on the beach at Velas. The small village was already bustling with activity as the clans assembled to celebrate their annual festival.  The lot of us proceeded on foot

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