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Odisha

Every year, between November and April, Odisha prepares for arribada—the mass arrival of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles. Numbering anywhere between one to four million, the turtles arrive in hordes on the Gahirmatha and Rushikulya beaches for nesting. Gahirmatha is a part of the Bhitarkanika National Park, which houses a dynamic mangrove system. Often called the Amazon of India, the park hosts numerous saltwater crocodiles, snakes and an array of migratory birds that visit every year. Wait a little longer and you may even witness the young ones hatch out of their eggs, and slowly wander off into the sea.