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Marin & Elliot's Beaches
Between the beach and the road is a promenade
created by Governor Grant-Duff, who gave Marina
its name in 1884. A series of statues line the promenade. The
most impressive of these being the Triumph of Labour by
Debiprasad Roy Choudhry. Also on the promenade are memorials to former
Chief Ministers of the State - Annadurai and M G
Ramachandran.
Despite being one of the longest beaches in
the world, Marina does tend to get crowded on weekends
and public holidays. Elliot's Beach : Located in Besant Nagar, Elliot's Beach is the preferred destination for those with a clean atmosphere in mind. This beach, lined with fast food joints, small stores, and a few shrines, is a popular hangout for the younger generation today.
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Joggers
at dawn… Fishing boats putting out to sea… Family groups dipping
their feet in the waves every evening…Children squealing with
delight as they ride horseback…the swirling beam of the
lighthouse at night… Lantern-lit shops selling trinkets, shells
and fast-food… and the soft splash of sea waves. That is what
makes Marina beach more than a mere reprieve from the
city's heat.
On
the other side of the road is the familiar Chennai skyline -
Senate House of Madras University, Chepauk Palace,
Presidency College and Vivekananda Illam (Vivekananda
House).
Affectionately
nicknamed "Bessie", Elliot's Beach plays host to crowds right
through the day. At one end of the beach is the Church of Our
Lady of Health, Madonna, which greets people of all faiths.
There is also the Ashtalakshmi Temple, dedicated to the eight
manifestations of Goddess Mahalakshmi. The Schmidt
Memorial is an immediately recognisable landmark on this
picturesque beach. Four decades ago, Elliot's beach was the
favourite haunt of foreigners seeking a secluded beach to sun bathe
at.