Overview of the Velas Turtle Festival in Ratnagiri The sleepy little village of Velas in Maharashtra’s Konkan belt swarms with visitors in March for the ‘Velas turtle festival,’ an annual event dedicated to the conservation of Olive Ridley turtles. The Velas turtle festival, held at Ratnagiri’s Velas beach, 210 kilometers from Mumbai and 200 kilometers from Pune, has grown in…