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Marina Beach as seen from Light house.
View of marina beach from the lighthouse

Marina Beach is a natural beach in Chennai, Tamil Nadu along the Bay of Bengal sea. The beach is the first longest beach in India and the second longest in the world. The length of the beach is 13 km.

It is a renowned beach because the memorial of the two chief ministers M.G.Ramachandran and C.N.Annadurai. It is the most crowded beach in the country. More than 10,000 to 25,000 visitors visit the beach on weekdays while more than 50,000 visitors visit the beach during holidays.

There are many statues erected in the beach like the statues of Triumph of Labour, Robert Caldwell, Kambar, Ilango Adigal, Kannagi, Bharathiyar, Bharathidasan etc.

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    The beach promenade in 1913

  • Chennai monument

    C. N. Annadurai's Memorial

  • MGR Memorial Chennai

    MGR Memorial

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    Magnetite and other heavy minerals (dark) in the beach's quartz sand

  • The artificial rock fountain at Marina Beach

    The Rock Fountain

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    Fishing nets on the beach

  • Marina Beach Rd, Chennai

    A night view of the beach promenade

  • Marina-Beach-Light-House-Chennai

    Chennai lighthouse as seen from Marina Beach

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    PWD Complex

  • Marina Swimming Pool

    Marina Swimming Pool

  • MarinaBeach PromenadeTowardsLighthouse

    Promenade leading to the lighthouse

  • MarinaBeach Decorative Installations

    One of the several decorative installations at the beach

  • MarinaBeach PromenadeWithGallaries

    The beach has 14 landscaped galleries

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    The Marina Beach after the tsunami

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    Rescue operations at the beach after the tsunami

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    Jallikattu protest at Marina Beach

  • Foreshore-Ganesh

    Immersion of Ganesh idols on the Marina at Foreshore Estate

  • Kamarajar Salai and Marina Beach

    Kamaraj Salai running along the beach

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    The pedestrian path along the beach

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    View of the beach from the lighthouse

  • Chennai WV banner

    Southern stretch of the beach, south of the lighthouse

  • Golden Jubilee of Independence memorial pillar, Marina, Chennai

    Golden Jubilee of Independence memorial pillar}}

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