Gahirmatha Beach is a beach in the Indian state of Orissa. The beach separates the Bhitarkanika mangroves from the Bay of Bengal, is the world's most important nesting beach for Olive Ridley Sea Turtles. The beach is part of Gahirmatha Marine Wildlife Sanctuary, which also includes the adjacent portion of the Bay of Bengal. Orissa   (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା), is a state situated on the east coast of India. ... The Bhitarkanika Mangroves are a mangrove wetland in Indias Orissa state. ... Look up Bay of Bengal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Binomial name Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) The Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) is one of the smallest species of sea turtle. ...