Foreshore Estate

Foreshore Estate^[1] is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India. It is situated along the southern stretch of the Marina Beach.^[2] The proposed Marina Business centre commercial complex on 25 acre land at Foreshore Estate in Chennai, is planned to develop by the State Government of Tamil Nadu.^[3]

Foreshore Estate
neighbourhood
Sun Network Headquarters as seen from Foreshore Estate.
Foreshore Estate Show map of Chennai Foreshore Estate Show map of Tamil Nadu Foreshore Estate Show map of India
Coordinates: 13.0301°N 80.2771°E / 13.0301; 80.2771
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai District
Metro	Chennai
Government
• Body	Chennai Corporation
Elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Planning agency	CMDA
Civic agency	Chennai Corporation
Website	www.chennai.tn.nic.in

It is one of the primary sites in the city for the immersion of the Ganesh (Vinayaka) idols during the annual Ganesh festival.^[4] The idols are first paraded down South Marina Beach (Kamaraj Salai) before being brought to Foreshore Estate for immersion in the sea. The festival takes place in September. Some of the buses plying through Foreshore Estate are 6A, 6D, 12B, 21B, 21D, 21E, 21L, 27D, PP51, PP19, PP21 and PP66.

Location in context

Picture Gallery

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  Immersion of Ganesh at Foreshore Estate
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  Adyar Creek at Foreshore Estate
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  Aftermath of Cyclone Nilam - A ship pushed to shore - Foreshore Estate
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  Foreshore Estate MTC bus stand.