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With cameras in hand, hundreds like me have gathered around a wooden enclosure; on the virgin beach of remote village Velas in Maharashtra. The white sand beach of Velas, lined with coconut and pine trees remind me of my childhood in Goa. Every year from February to May, the village hosts the "Velas turtle festival". A joint effort by NGO Sahyadri Nisarg Mitra (SNM) and the villagers. A wicker basket covers the eggs, of Olive Ridley turtles; collected by volunteers from the beach. As the basket is lifted, we are happy to know a few eggs have hatched. The hatchlings are collected in the basket and taken towards a ramp created on the beach. Secured with wooden posts and volunteers on either sides, the hatchlings are placed on the sand. Capturing this moment, we watch as hatchlings take their first steps to home. They say female turtles memorise the topography of this place and return here to lay their eggs. The male turtles do not come to shore again. This natural phenomena has to be governed today due to alarming decrease in Olive Ridley turtles in past few years. Efforts by SNM and the villagers have made this festival a success. And unknowingly the Olive Ridley turtles have made Velas a popular tourist destination.