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Things you must know about Olive Ridley Turtles Of the five species of Marine Turtles occurring on the Indian coast, except Loggerhead Sea turtles, all the other four are seen on the coast of Maharashtra. At Velas, we will be seeing The Olive Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys Olivacea)Nesting Sites: Tropical Coastlines across the world Natural Habitat: Seas in tropical and sub-tropical regions Things you must know about Velas Village (Where this Turtle Festival is held) Velas is the birthplace of Nana Phadnis, one of the great prominent personalities in Maratha History.
Harihareshwar
Harihareshwar is one of the small but beautiful town situated in a place of tranquility etched along the Konkan border in Maharashtra. Roughly 200kms from Mumbai, this is a great weekend getaway to relax for the busy and workaholic metropolitan crowd. One of the best features of this place is that it combines your religious and rejuvenating trip at the same time – that is, this place is known for its temple along the seashore.
Bankot is a town in India. It was made part of the Bombay Presidency in 1756. Its most famous structure is Bankot Fort. This was the first residency of the British Raj in Southern Konkan.The actual creator of this fort is not known to anyone but it is standing here since a long time and what is known is that it was under the ownership of Adilshahi till mid-sixteenth century and after that in the year 1548 Portuguese captured this fort from Adilshahi dynasty as Portuguese were strengthening throughout the coastline. But Marathas then fought with Portuguese and took over the fort under the brave leader named Kanhoji Angre. The Marathas renamed the fort as Himmatgad. Bankot is a square shaped fort.