Around 30,000 Demoiselle Cranes gathered in Khichan village, Phalodi, Rajasthan, for the annual migration is truly a spectacular event where locals protect and feed these birds, a remarkable example of community-led conservation for the long-distance migrants from Eurasia. This phenomenon, a fusion of nature and culture, makes Khichan a unique winter haven and tourist attraction for witnessing thousands of these graceful birds flying and resting.

Every winter, Jodhpur Phalodi attracts thousands of migratory birds from foreign lands, with demoiselle cranes being in number. Khichan, a village in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur, is known for a large number of demoiselle cranes that visit it every winter. This annual bird migration began with around a hundred cranes in the 1970s, when a local couple started feeding pigeons. Other villagers joined their efforts, and as of 2014, Khichan hosted over 30,000 demoiselle cranes from as early as August each year to as late as March of the following year.