Elliots Beach, Besant Nagar

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Elliot's Beach is situated in Besant Nagar, a suburb of Chennai, India. Sometimes Elliot's beach is colloquially referred to as Besant Nagar beach, after the area it is located in. The beach used to be a little less crowded than the Marina Beach and a lot more cleaner than it. The beach is now a 'lung' of Chennai, popular with a crowd who frequent the beach to cool off and get a break from the city's otherwise humid weather. The beach is pleasant, safe for swimming and also ideal for lounging and picnicking.

There is a stone memorial on the beach for Dutch sailor Karl Schmidt, who lost his life rescuing a drowning swimmer. The road next to the beach is lined by a lot of restaurants and small eat-outs. Elliot's beach is also a popular locale for movie shoots of popular Indian feature films. The road adjoining the beach has been featured in numerous fight scenes in Indian films.

Attractions : At the end of this beach are situated the Velanganni Church and the Ashtalakshmi temple.

Velanganni Church: Though the church is much smaller than the original one at Velanganni it attracts its own share of pilgrims.

Ashtalakshmi Temple: The Ashtalakshmi temple dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi (also spelt as Laxmi) looks quite different from the usual South Indian temples as it is a modern tier construction, not even 20 years old.

Elliots Beach, Besant Nagar is located 0.1 kilometre away from Mahatma Gandhi Road; 0.2 kilometre away from 4th Main Road; 0.6 kilometre away from Elliot Beach Road; 1.8 kilometre away from Doctor Muthu Lakshmi Road; 1.8 kilometre away from 1st Avenue; Elliots Beach, Besant Nagar is geographically located at latitude (12.9990 degrees) 12° 59' 56" North of the Equator and longitude (80.2722 degrees) 80° 16' 19" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Chennai.

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Adyar Bridge 2.1km, Park Sheraton Hotel 4.2km, Taj Hotel 7.1km, The Raintree Hotel 8.5km, Hotel Royal Regency 9.1km, Pachiappas College Hostels 9.1km, NSK Students Home 9.2km, Kings Hotel 9.2km, are places to stay (hotel, service apartment, inn) located near Elliots Beach, Besant Nagar.

Spencer Plaza 7km, Chintadripet Market 8.1km, KRM Centre 8.5km, Moore Market 9.3km, Metal Market 9.6km, Rattan Bazaar 9.8km, Medicine Market 9.9km, Fruit Flower Market 10km, are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Elliots Beach, Besant Nagar.

Birla Planetarium 3.5km, Music Academy 5.3km, Valluvar Kottam 7km, Stadium Museum 8km, National Art Gallery 8.2km, Chennai Museum 8.3km, War Memorial 8.4km, War Memorial 8.8km, are places of interest (attraction) located near Elliots Beach, Besant Nagar.

are eating places (food court, cafe, hawker food) located near Elliots Beach, Besant Nagar.

Bharath Senior Secondary School, adyar 1.9km, Sri Sankara Vidyashramam Seconday School 2.3km, Technical Teacher Training Institute 2.8km, National Institute of Fashion Technology 2.8km, Central Polytechnic 2.8km, Indian Institute of Technology Madras 3.5km, IBMS - Science Post Graduate - Madaras University 3.7km, Alagappa College of Technology 3.9km, are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Elliots Beach, Besant Nagar.

Guindy National Park 5.4km, Congress Grounds 6.1km, Panagal Park 6.4km, Nehru Park Running Track 9km, Chetpet Lake 9.1km, Tower Park 11.7km, Otteri Nullah 12.6km, are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Elliots Beach, Besant Nagar.