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Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District(s) | Chennai District |
Planning Agency | CMDA |
Civic agency | Chennai Corporation |
Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Website | Chennai District website |
Foreshore Estate (Tamil: பட்டினப்பாக்கம்) is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India.
It is one of the primary sites in the city for the immersion of the Ganesh (Vinayaka) idols during the annual Ganesh festival. The idols are first paraded down South Marina Beach (Kamaraj Salai) before being bought 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.
Mandaveli | Santhome | Bay of Bengal | ||
Mandaveli | Bay of Bengal | |||
Foreshore Estate | ||||
Raja Annamalai Puram | MRC Nagar / Adyar Estuary | Bay of Bengal |