Thursday, May 19, 2016

Marina Beach, Chennai

Marina Beach in Chennai along the Bay of Bengal is a natural urban beach. The beach covering a distance of 13 Kms is the longest natural urban beach in India.



This sandy beach has an average width of 300 m. This is a major tourist attraction in the city. This beach is visited by tourist as well as locals.



The memorials and statues along the beach are worth the visit.



25 comments:

  1. Beautiful pics. 2nd pics superb.

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  2. Lovely pictures. Brings back memories of my stay in Chennai

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  3. Hello!:) What a lovely long stretch of beach. It looks so peacful and your captures are beautiful. The memorial sculpture for those who lost their lives at sea is magnificent.Enjoy the coming weekend!:)

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  4. That's a great beach - hard to believe it's in a city.

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  5. Now you are talking, Rajesh - even I know this place :)
    Very nice photo of the statue and other attractions around Marina.
    Have a Happy Week ahead!
    Peace :)

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  6. Pretty beach shots.

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  7. I remember visiting here a few years ago. Nice pictures.

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  8. 300 meter!That's one long walk to the beach

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  9. I'm imagining the thousands of people who left those footprints in the sand...

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  10. I'm always up for a visit to the beach, Rajesh. Anything to get out of the snow for awhile. Happy weekend to you and your family.

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  11. That looks like a great beach.

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  12. Love your beach and sky scenes. Have a wonderful weekend!

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  13. Beautiful, wished I could be there !

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  14. The figures in the statue look like they're working much too hard at life!

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  15. Beautiful shots on our world famous Marina beach!

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  16. Beautiful beach -- great for walking. I wish I knew more about the memorial.

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  17. It must be so lovely to have a walk in this beautiful place at the shore... So lovely! A pleasant week ahead!

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  18. Beautiful beach with lots of space to play!

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  19. Lovely scenes! The memorial looks interesting.

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  20. Anonymous07:32

    Beautiful beach scenes!

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  21. Lovely, thank you.

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  22. Very Beautiful and the third picture is really great !!

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  23. I love beach. It gives a sense of limitlessness as I look at the horizon.

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  24. Wonderful pictures... :-)

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